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Emmanuelle Haïm|Claudio Monteverdi : L'Orfeo

Claudio Monteverdi : L'Orfeo

European Voices - Le Concert d'Astrée - Emmanuelle Haïm

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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 : L'Orfeo

Emmanuelle Haïm

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1
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Prologue: Toccata
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:01:38

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

2
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Prologue: Ritornello (1)
Mario Luperi
00:00:40

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

3
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Prologue: "Dal mio Permesso amato a voi ne vegno" (La Musica)
Natalie Dessay
00:00:41

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

4
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Prologue: Ritornello (2)
Mario Luperi
00:00:15

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

5
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Prologue: "Io la Musica son" (La Musica)
Natalie Dessay
00:00:34

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

6
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Prologue: Ritornello (3)
Mario Luperi
00:00:15

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

7
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Prologue: "Io su cetera d'or cantando soglio" (La Musica)
Natalie Dessay
00:00:39

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

8
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Prologue: Ritornello (4)
Mario Luperi
00:00:14

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

9
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Prologue: "Quinci a dirvi d'Orfeo" (La Musica)
Natalie Dessay
00:00:34

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

10
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Prologue: Ritornello (5)
Mario Luperi
00:00:19

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

11
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Prologue: "Hor mentre i canti alterno" (La Musica)
Natalie Dessay
00:01:27

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

12
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 1: "In questi lieto fortunato giorno" (Pastore III)
Daniel Zalay
00:01:20

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

13
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 1: "Vieni Imeneo, deh vieni" (Ninfe, Pastori)
Ian Bostridge
00:00:47

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

14
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 1: "Muse, onor di Parnaso" (Ninfa)
Carolyn Sampson
00:01:00

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

15
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 1: "Lasciate i monti, lasciate i fonti" (Ninfe, Pastori) - Ritornello
Ian Bostridge
00:01:30

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

16
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 1: "Ma tu, gentil cantor" (Pastore I)
Daniel Zalay
00:00:40

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

17
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 1: "Rosa del ciel, gemme del giorno" (Orfeo)
Ian Bostridge
00:02:00

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

18
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 1: "Io non dirò qual sia" (Euridice)
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:00:52

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

19
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 1: "Lasciate i monti" (Ninfe, Pastori) - Ritornello
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:00:43

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

20
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 1: "Vieni Imeneo, deh vieni" (Ninfe, Pastori) - Ritornello
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:00:46

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

21
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 1: "Ma s'il nostro gioir dal ciel deriva" (Pastore II) - Ritornello
Christopher Maltman
00:01:15

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

22
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 1: "Alcun non sia che disperato" (Pastori II, III) - Ritornello
Christopher Maltman
00:01:14

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

23
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 1: "Che poiché nembo rio gravido il seno" (Ninfa, Pastori I, IV) - Ritornello
Carolyn Sampson
00:01:15

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

24
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 1: "E dopo l'aspro gel del verno ignudo" (Pastori I, II)
Christopher Maltman
00:00:36

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

25
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 1: "Orfeo, di cui pur dianzi" (Ninfe, Pastori)
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:00:41

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

26
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 2: Sinfonia - "Ecco pur ch'a voi ritorno" (Orfeo)
Ian Bostridge
00:00:38

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

27
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 2: Ritornello - "Mira, ch'a sé n'alletta" (Pastore III) - "Su quelle erbose sponde" (Pastore II)
Christopher Maltman
00:00:41

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

28
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 2: Ritornello - "In questo prato adorno" (Pastori II, III)
Christopher Maltman
00:00:51

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

29
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 2: Ritornello - "Qui le Napee vezzose" (Pastori II, III) - "Dunque fa' degni Orfeo" (Ninfe, Pastori)
Christopher Maltman
00:00:55

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

30
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 2: Ritornello - "Vi ricorda, o boschi ombrosi" (Orfeo) - Ritornello
Ian Bostridge
00:02:11

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

31
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 2: "Mira, deh mira, Orfeo" (Pastori I, II, IV, Messaggiera, Orfeo)
Christopher Maltman
00:03:12

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

32
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 2: "In un fiorito prato" (Messagiera, Pastori II, III)
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:03:23

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

33
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 2: "Tu se' morta, mia vita" (Orfeo)
Ian Bostridge
00:02:04

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

34
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 2: "Ahi caso acerbo! ahi fato empio e crudele!" (Ninfe, Pastori)
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:00:54

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

35
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 2: "Ma io ch'in questa lingua" (Messagiera)
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:01:12

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

36
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 2: Sinfonia - "Chi ne consola, ahi lassi?" (Pastori II, IV, Ninfe, Pastori)
Christopher Maltman
00:05:29

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

37
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 2: Ritornello
Mario Luperi
00:01:37

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

1
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 3: Sinfonia (1)
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:01:13

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

2
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 3: "Scorto da te, mio nume" (Orfeo)
Ian Bostridge
00:01:00

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

3
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 3: "Ecco l'atra palude" (Speranza, Orfeo)
Ian Bostridge
00:03:05

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

4
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 3: "O tu ch'innanzi morte" (Caronte)
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:01:42

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

5
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 3: Sinfonia (2)
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:00:37

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

6
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 3: "Possente spirto e formidabil nume" (Orfeo)
Ian Bostridge
00:01:24

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

7
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 3: Ritornello (1)
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:00:32

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

8
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 3: "Non viv'io no, che poi di vita è priva" (Orfeo)
Ian Bostridge
00:01:08

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

9
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 3: Ritornello (2)
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:00:18

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

10
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 3: "A lei volt'ho il cammin" (Orfeo)
Ian Bostridge
00:01:32

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

11
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 3: Ritornello (3)
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:01:27

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

12
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 3: "Orfeo, son io che d'Euridice i passi" (Orfeo)
Ian Bostridge
00:01:42

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

13
L'Orfeo, favola in musica, SV 318, Act 3: "Sol tu, nobile dio" (Orfeo)
Ian Bostridge
00:00:54

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.

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