An introduction to-- Gluck Orfeo ed Euridice

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An introduction to-- Gluck [electronic resource] : Orfeo ed Euridice / written by Thomson Smillie.

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Background. Introduction -- The casting of Orpheus (castrati) -- References to castrati; the differenct versions of Orfeo and Euridice -- Gluck. Orfeo ed Euridice. The overture -- Act I, scene I -- Orfeo: "Chiamo il mio ben cosi" -- Amor enters -- Act II: the gates of Hell -- Orpheus plays his harp to the Furies -- Act II, scene 2: The dance of the blessed spirits -- The chorus presents Euridice -- Act III: Orfeo and Euridice return from the underworld -- Duet for Orfeo and Euridice -- Orfeo: "Che farò senza Euridice?" -- The happy ending.

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Narrated by David Timson ; Ann-Christine Biel, contralto (Orfeo) ; Maya Boog, soprano (Euridice) ; Kerstin Avemo, soprano (Amor) ; Drottningholm Theatre Chorus and Orchestra ; Arnold Östman, conductor.

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Timson, David.
Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787. Orfeo ed Euridice. Selections.

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Source record: Smillie, Thomson. Introduction to-- Gluck. [S.l.] : Naxos, p2004 1843790815 (OCoLC)62213439

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