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L'Orfeo
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L'Orfeo 1978 Directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle

Live performance, part of Monteverdi cycle staged by Oper Zürich with Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting the Zürich Opera House Monteverdi Ensemble. Staged and directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle. Filmed 28 March – 20 April 1978 in Vienna, sound recorded 1 – 25 December 1977 in Zürich.

Country Italy
Production Country Germany
Language Italian
Spoken Language Italian
Gnere Music
Production Company Unitel
Release Date 1 December 1978
102 mins
Cast
Philippe Huttenlocher
Philippe Huttenlocher Orfeo
Dietlinde Turban
Dietlinde Turban Euridice
Rachel Yakar
Rachel Yakar Euridice (singing voice)
Trudeliese Schmidt
Trudeliese Schmidt La Musica / Speranza
Roland Hermann
Roland Hermann Apollo
Glenys Linos
Glenys Linos Messaggera / Proserpina
Werner Gröschel
Werner Gröschel Plutone
Hans Franzen
Hans Franzen Caronte
Suzanne Calabro
Suzanne Calabro Ninfa
Peter Keller
Peter Keller Pastor 1
Francisco Araiza
Francisco Araiza Pastor 2 / Spirito 1
Rudolf Hartmann
Rudolf Hartmann Pastor 3 / Spirito 2
Christian Boesch
Christian Boesch Pastor 4
József Dene
József Dene Pastor 5 / Spirito 3
Crew
Director
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Writer
Alessandro Striggio
Alessandro Striggio
Cinematography
Wolfgang Treu
Wolfgang Treu
Composer
Claudio Monteverdi
Claudio Monteverdi
Set Designer
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Costume Design
Pet Halmen
Pet Halmen
Music
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Nikolaus Harnoncourt