Name: Orfeo ed Euridice
Start: 2022-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Elbphilharmonie

Organization

Conductor

Thomas Hengelbrock

Singer

Countertenor

Jakub Józef Orliński

Orfeo

Soprano

Regula Mühlemann

Euridice

Elena Galitskaya

Amor

Balthasar Neumann Choir and Ensemble

Others

Orchestra

Balthasar Neumann Ensemble

Elbphilharmonie & Laeiszhalle Hamburg

Italian

Orfeo ed Euridice -  (Orpheus and Eurydice)

Hamburg

Germany

Elbphilharmonie

Grosser Saal

Gluck: Orfeo Ed Euridice / Thomas Hengelbrock: Orfeo ed Euridice Gluck

Public

Orpheus and Eurydice

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Costume designer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Lighting designer

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Set designer

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Stage director

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Baritone

Mezzo-soprano

Bass-baritone

Bass

Tenor

Contralto

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Von Anfang an steht der Mythos von Orpheus und Eurydike ganz oben auf der Hitliste der Opernkomponisten. Nach Claudio Monteverdi war es vor allem Christoph Willibald Gluck, der ihn unsterblich machte: Auf ebenso lyrische wie dramatische Weise erzählt sein Meisterwerk »Orfeo ed Euridice« die Geschichte des Sängers, der in die Unterwelt hinabsteigt, um seine geliebte Frau von den Toten zurückzufordern.

Thomas Hengelbrock und seine Balthasar-Neumann-Ensembles haben sich für die italienische Erstfassung der Oper entschieden, die 1762 – zwölf Jahre vor der ebenso bekannten französischen – in Wien uraufgeführt wurde. Wie zu Glucks Zeiten wird in dieser historisch informierten Aufführung die für Altstimme komponierte Rolle des Orfeo von einem Mann gesungen: von Jakub Józef Orliński, einem der derzeit begehrtesten Countertenöre der Welt. Mit Regula Mühlemann hat der polnische Shooting-Star eine prominente und stimmgewaltige Partnerin an seiner Seite. Zusammen mit Elena Galitskaya bilden sie ein Ensemble, wie man es sich kaum idealer für dieses Werk vorstellen könnte.

Deutsch

From the very beginning, the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice has been at the top of opera composers' hit lists. After Claudio Monteverdi, it was above all Christoph Willibald Gluck who made him immortal: his masterpiece »Orfeo ed Euridice« tells the story of the singer, who descends into the underworld to reclaim his beloved wife from the dead, in a way that is as lyrical as it is dramatic.

Thomas Hengelbrock and his Balthasar Neumann Ensembles chose the first Italian version of the opera, which premiered in Vienna in 1762 – twelve years before the equally well-known French version. As in Gluck's time, in this historically informed performance the role of Orfeo, composed for contralto, is sung by one man: Jakub Józef Orliński, currently one of the most sought-after countertenors in the world. With Regula Mühlemann, the Polish shooting star has a prominent and powerful-voiced partner at his side. Together with Elena Galitskaya they form an ensemble that could hardly be imagined more ideal for this work.

English

Orpheus and Eurydice by Gluck, Wed 05 Oct 2022, From (2022/2022), Conductor Thomas Hengelbrock, Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, Germany

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Programme, About & Synopsis

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Further reading

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