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After almost 400 years, you might think Monteverdi's L'Orfeo would have lost its luster. But in the right hands it can still be deeply exciting, allowing you to relive the birth of an electric and emotionally charged new art form. Emmanuelle Haïm's new L'Orfeo, starring Ian Bostridge, is that kind of experience. It combines truly electric instrumental playing with committed, daring performances to great effect, making for one of the most enjoyable opera recordings to come along in a while.
Haïm, who has the Midas touch for Baroque opera, leads this performance with infectious energy, perfect tempo, and dramatic timing. Le Concert d'Astrée, along with Les Sacqueboutiers, turns in a spirited but still clean reading of the score. Bostridge is an ardent Orfeo, revealing a more dramatic aspect to his singing that is very welcome; he has also makes an admirable stab at the idiosyncratic vocal ornamention of the period. Natalie Dessay throws aside notions of the white-voiced early music singer, and tears into La Musica's prologue with real flair. Véronique Gens shines in her brief moments as Proserpina, and Patrizia Ciofi manages to be genuinely entrancing as Euridice, even though she only appears a few times in the score. The supporting cast is uneven; Christopher Maltman is outstanding as Apollo and one of the "Pastori," but many of the other voices are weak and unfocused. However, when they all join together for ensembles, they hit the nail on the head. In general, sticklers for historically "accurate" vocalism (a sticky matter anyway, since we have no recordings to confirm the conclusions of scholars) will likely be dissatisfied with this recording. But those who care more about dramatic effect will find a lot to enjoy.
There are a couple of good L'Orfeos already on the market, notably John Eliot Gardiner's from the 1980s. It may actually be cleaner in a few spots than this recording. But no one has ever captured the urgent combination of drama and music that was the motivating force behind L'Orfeo any better than you'll hear on this disc.
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Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, MainArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Alice Coote/Sonia Prina/Mario Luperi/Lorenzo Regazzo/Emmanuelle Haïm/Christopher Maltman/Le Concert d`Astrée/Pascal Bertin/Paul Agnew/Richard Burkhard/Carolyn Sampson, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Natalie Dessay, Soprano Vocals - Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée/Natalie Dessay, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Alice Coote/Sonia Prina/Mario Luperi/Lorenzo Regazzo/Emmanuelle Haïm/Christopher Maltman/Le Concert d`Astrée/Pascal Bertin/Paul Agnew/Richard Burkhard/Carolyn Sampson, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Natalie Dessay, Soprano Vocals - Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée/Natalie Dessay, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Alice Coote/Sonia Prina/Mario Luperi/Lorenzo Regazzo/Emmanuelle Haïm/Christopher Maltman/Le Concert d`Astrée/Pascal Bertin/Paul Agnew/Richard Burkhard/Carolyn Sampson, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Natalie Dessay, Soprano Vocals - Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée/Natalie Dessay, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Alice Coote/Sonia Prina/Mario Luperi/Lorenzo Regazzo/Emmanuelle Haïm/Christopher Maltman/Le Concert d`Astrée/Pascal Bertin/Paul Agnew/Richard Burkhard/Carolyn Sampson, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Natalie Dessay, Soprano Vocals - Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée/Natalie Dessay, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Alice Coote/Sonia Prina/Mario Luperi/Lorenzo Regazzo/Emmanuelle Haïm/Christopher Maltman/Le Concert d`Astrée/Pascal Bertin/Paul Agnew/Richard Burkhard/Carolyn Sampson, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Natalie Dessay, Soprano Vocals - Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée/Natalie Dessay, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Ian Bostridge, MainArtist - Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Christopher Maltman, Baritone Vocals
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Paul Agnew, Tenor Vocals - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Pascal Bertin, Counter-Tenor Vocals - Richard Burkhard, Baritone Vocals - Christopher Maltman, Baritone Vocals - Carolyn Sampson, Soprano Vocals - European Voices, Chorus - Les Sacqueboutiers, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée/European Voices/Ian Bostridge/Patrizia Ciofi, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Carolyn Sampson, Soprano Vocals - Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée/Carolyn Sampson/Ian Bostridge/Patrizia Ciofi, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Paul Agnew, Tenor Vocals - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Pascal Bertin, Counter-Tenor Vocals - Richard Burkhard, Baritone Vocals - Christopher Maltman, Baritone Vocals - Carolyn Sampson, Soprano Vocals - European Voices, Chorus - Les Sacqueboutiers, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée/European Voices/Ian Bostridge/Patrizia Ciofi, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Pascal Bertin, Counter-Tenor Vocals - Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée/Christopher Maltman/Pascal Bertin/Paul Agnew/Richard Burkhard/Ian Bostridge/Patrizia Ciofi, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Ian Bostridge, Tenor Vocals - Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée/Ian Bostridge/Patrizia Ciofi, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Patrizia Ciofi, Soprano Vocals - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée/Patrizia Ciofi, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Paul Agnew, Tenor Vocals - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Pascal Bertin, Counter-Tenor Vocals - Richard Burkhard, Baritone Vocals - Christopher Maltman, Baritone Vocals - Carolyn Sampson, Soprano Vocals - European Voices, Chorus - Les Sacqueboutiers, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée/European Voices, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Paul Agnew, Tenor Vocals - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Pascal Bertin, Counter-Tenor Vocals - Richard Burkhard, Baritone Vocals - Christopher Maltman, Baritone Vocals - Carolyn Sampson, Soprano Vocals - European Voices, Chorus - Les Sacqueboutiers, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée/European Voices, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Paul Agnew, Tenor Vocals - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée/Christopher Maltman/Pascal Bertin/Paul Agnew/Richard Burkhard, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Paul Agnew, Tenor Vocals - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Christopher Maltman, Baritone Vocals - Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée/Christopher Maltman/Pascal Bertin/Paul Agnew/Richard Burkhard, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Pascal Bertin, Counter-Tenor Vocals - Richard Burkhard, Baritone Vocals - Carolyn Sampson, Soprano Vocals - Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée/Christopher Maltman/Pascal Bertin/Paul Agnew/Richard Burkhard/Carolyn Sampson, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Paul Agnew, Tenor Vocals - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Pascal Bertin, Counter-Tenor Vocals - Le Concert d`Astrée/Christopher Maltman/Emmanuelle Haïm/Pascal Bertin/Paul Agnew/Richard Burkhard, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Paul Agnew, Tenor Vocals - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Pascal Bertin, Counter-Tenor Vocals - Richard Burkhard, Baritone Vocals - Christopher Maltman, Baritone Vocals - Carolyn Sampson, Soprano Vocals - European Voices, Chorus - Les Sacqueboutiers, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée/European Voices, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Ian Bostridge, Tenor Vocals - Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Les Sacqueboutiers, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée/Ian Bostridge, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Paul Agnew, Tenor Vocals - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Christopher Maltman, Baritone Vocals - Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée/Christopher Maltman/Pascal Bertin/Paul Agnew/Richard Burkhard, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Paul Agnew, Tenor Vocals - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Christopher Maltman, Baritone Vocals - Les Sacqueboutiers, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée/Christopher Maltman/Pascal Bertin/Paul Agnew/Richard Burkhard, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Paul Agnew, Tenor Vocals - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Pascal Bertin, Counter-Tenor Vocals - Richard Burkhard, Baritone Vocals - Christopher Maltman, Baritone Vocals - Carolyn Sampson, Soprano Vocals - European Voices, Chorus - Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée/Christopher Maltman/Pascal Bertin/Paul Agnew/Richard Burkhard, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Ian Bostridge, Tenor Vocals - Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Les Sacqueboutiers, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée/Ian Bostridge, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Ian Bostridge, Tenor Vocals - Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Paul Agnew, Tenor Vocals - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Pascal Bertin, Counter-Tenor Vocals - Richard Burkhard, Baritone Vocals - Alice Coote, Mezzo-soprano Vocals - Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée/Christopher Maltman/Pascal Bertin/Paul Agnew/Richard Burkhard, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Paul Agnew, Tenor Vocals - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Alice Coote, Mezzo-soprano Vocals - Christopher Maltman, Baritone Vocals - Alice Coote/Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Ian Bostridge, Tenor Vocals - Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée/Ian Bostridge, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Paul Agnew, Tenor Vocals - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Pascal Bertin, Counter-Tenor Vocals - Richard Burkhard, Baritone Vocals - Christopher Maltman, Baritone Vocals - Carolyn Sampson, Soprano Vocals - European Voices, Chorus - Les Sacqueboutiers, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée/European Voices, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Alice Coote, Mezzo-soprano Vocals - Alice Coote/Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Paul Agnew, Tenor Vocals - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Pascal Bertin, Counter-Tenor Vocals - Richard Burkhard, Baritone Vocals - Christopher Maltman, Baritone Vocals - Carolyn Sampson, Soprano Vocals - European Voices, Chorus - Les Sacqueboutiers, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée/Christopher Maltman/Pascal Bertin/Paul Agnew/Richard Burkhard, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Les Sacqueboutiers, Ensemble - Alice Coote/Sonia Prina/Mario Luperi/Lorenzo Regazzo/Emmanuelle Haïm/Christopher Maltman/Le Concert d`Astrée/Pascal Bertin/European Voices/Ian Bostridge/Paul Agnew/Richard Burkhard/Carolyn Sampson, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
DISC 2
Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée, MainArtist - Les Sacqueboutiers, Ensemble
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Ian Bostridge, Tenor Vocals - Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Ian Bostridge/Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Ian Bostridge, Tenor Vocals - Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Sonia Prina, Mezzo-soprano Vocals - Les Sacqueboutiers, Ensemble - Sonia Prina/Ian Bostridge/Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Mario Luperi, Bass Vocals - Les Sacqueboutiers, Ensemble - Mario Luperi/Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée, MainArtist - Les Sacqueboutiers, Ensemble
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Ian Bostridge, Tenor Vocals - Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Ian Bostridge/Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Ian Bostridge, Tenor Vocals - Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Les Sacqueboutiers, Ensemble - Ian Bostridge/Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée, MainArtist - Les Sacqueboutiers, Ensemble
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Ian Bostridge, Tenor Vocals - Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Ian Bostridge/Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Ian Bostridge, Tenor Vocals - Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Ian Bostridge/Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Ian Bostridge, Tenor Vocals - Daniel Zalay, Producer - Alain Lanceron, ExecutiveProducer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor - Jean Chatauret, BalanceEngineer - Ian Bostridge/Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée, MainArtist
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Album review
After almost 400 years, you might think Monteverdi's L'Orfeo would have lost its luster. But in the right hands it can still be deeply exciting, allowing you to relive the birth of an electric and emotionally charged new art form. Emmanuelle Haïm's new L'Orfeo, starring Ian Bostridge, is that kind of experience. It combines truly electric instrumental playing with committed, daring performances to great effect, making for one of the most enjoyable opera recordings to come along in a while.
Haïm, who has the Midas touch for Baroque opera, leads this performance with infectious energy, perfect tempo, and dramatic timing. Le Concert d'Astrée, along with Les Sacqueboutiers, turns in a spirited but still clean reading of the score. Bostridge is an ardent Orfeo, revealing a more dramatic aspect to his singing that is very welcome; he has also makes an admirable stab at the idiosyncratic vocal ornamention of the period. Natalie Dessay throws aside notions of the white-voiced early music singer, and tears into La Musica's prologue with real flair. Véronique Gens shines in her brief moments as Proserpina, and Patrizia Ciofi manages to be genuinely entrancing as Euridice, even though she only appears a few times in the score. The supporting cast is uneven; Christopher Maltman is outstanding as Apollo and one of the "Pastori," but many of the other voices are weak and unfocused. However, when they all join together for ensembles, they hit the nail on the head. In general, sticklers for historically "accurate" vocalism (a sticky matter anyway, since we have no recordings to confirm the conclusions of scholars) will likely be dissatisfied with this recording. But those who care more about dramatic effect will find a lot to enjoy.
There are a couple of good L'Orfeos already on the market, notably John Eliot Gardiner's from the 1980s. It may actually be cleaner in a few spots than this recording. But no one has ever captured the urgent combination of drama and music that was the motivating force behind L'Orfeo any better than you'll hear on this disc.
© TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 80 track(s)
- Total length: 01:36:11
- Main artists: Emmanuelle Haïm
- Composer: Claudio Monteverdi
- Label: Warner Classics
- Genre: Classical
© 2004 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2004 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics.
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Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.