Film

Gluck: Orphée et Euridice

2018 · 2h 9m · Music

Juan Diego Flórez dazzled audiences and critics alike when he played the virtuoso role of Orphée in La Scala’s first ever staging of Gluck’s opera in its French version: “Juan Diego Flórez delivered a lesson in style. His tone is darker and his projection more self-effacing than in the past, but class is permanent. His agility and legato are utterly thrilling. The ovations were never-ending.” (Corriere della sera) The present release is a production by Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London Recorded live at Teatro alla Scala, Milan, March 2018. Gluck’s Orpheo ed Euridice was first performed in 1762. It is the first of Gluck’s “reform” operas, in which he attempted to replace the abstruse plots and overly complex music of opera sera with a “noble simplicity” in both the music and the drama. The present production was staged by Hofesh Shechter and John Fulljames.

Juan Diego Flórez

Orphée

Christiane Karg

Euridice

Fatma Saïd

L'amour

• Hofesh ShechterDirector
• John FulljamesDirector
• Christoph Willibald GluckOriginal Music Composer

Release date

March 20, 2018

Status

Released

Original language

Italian

Runtime

2h 9m

Genres

Music