Orfeo and Euridice was composed in 1762 by Gluck. In collaboration with the German composer there were two other composers of Italian origin, based in Vienna, equally as busy composing new scores. The very cultured Ranieri de’ Calzabigi was encouraged to work with Gluck by Count Giacomo Durazzo, general director of all the performances at the Hapsbourg Imperial Court, and the ballet dancer Gasparo Angiolini whose concept was to infuse in the dance the “expressive truth”. In 1761, with the collaboration of all three, the ballet of “Don Juan Ou Le Festin De Pierre” was created.
Disc No: PAL 92273
Disc No: NTSC 92302
Price: Sek. 91
Name: Gluck
 Orpheus & Euridice

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System Regional Code Picture format Sound format Subtitles Length
PAL   16:9 dolby digital type 5.1 surround   101 min



Composer Name Opus Recording Performer
Christoph Willibald Gluck Orfeo and Euridice     Orchestra of the San Carlo Theatre, Naples - Gustav Kuhn
Orfeo - Bernadette Manca Di Nissa
Euridice - Paula Almerares
Amore - Paola Antonucci

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