Here's another extract from our Monteverdi Trilogy Tour performances at Teatro La Fenice, this time the opening of L'Orfeo. What a wonderful piece of music, and the world's first great operatic overture! #Monteverdi450 #mcotrilogytour | Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras

Monteverdi’s ‘L’Orfeo’ was premiered in 1607 and is the oldest opera still performed today. The opera’s dramatic power is brought to life in this acclaimed production conducted by the great Monteverdi expert and interpreter Jordi Savall, performed on period instruments by the ensemble Le Concert des Nations. Filmed at Opéra Comique in Paris, ‘L’Orfeo’ features a virtuoso cast with the service of text and music always at its core. “Baritone Marc Mauillon sings the title role with disarming honest

Orpheus from Opera North brings together Monteverdi’s Orfeo and Indian classical music by composer Jasdeep Singh Degun - Sitarist. The highly acclaimed production is available until April 30, 2023! ➕ https://operavision.eu/performance/orpheus 🎥 Eurydice (Ashnaa Sasikaran) and Orpheus (Nicholas Watts) sing ‘Aapki Khushi’ ‘Your joy is my joy’ are at their wedding in Act I. | OperaVision

66 reactions · 14 shares | Monteverdi gives fathomless depth to a familiar tale. This Friday we premiere the stream of 'Orfeo' from Garsington Opera. Tune in to (re)discover opera’s first masterpiece!  https://operavision.eu/performance/orfeo-0 | OperaVision | Facebook