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Monteverdi: L'Orfeo (DVD)
Luciana Mancini, Marianne Beate Kielland, Sara Mingardo, Salvo Vitale, Marc Mauillon,
Furio Zanasi, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Le Concert des Nations, Pauline Bayle, Jordi
Savall
Monteverdi's immortal re-telling of the Greek legend is in safe, expert hands in this
performance from Paris's Opéra Comique - Jordi Savall is among the finest living
interpreters of this repertoire, and the combined forces of the Capella Reial de Catalunya
and Concert des Nations truly do justice to the music. The staging is unfussy but effective
- striking a balance that is neither oppressively spartan nor distractingly over-complicated
- allowing the music and drama to speak for themselves.

Available Format: DVD Video