01 December 1978 Music 102 mins
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.
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Philippe Huttenlocher as Orfeo
Dietlinde Turban as Euridice
Rachel Yakar as Euridice (singing voice)
Trudeliese Schmidt as La Musica / Speranza
Roland Hermann as Apollo
Glenys Linos as Messaggera / Proserpina
Werner Gröschel as Plutone
Hans Franzen as Caronte
Suzanne Calabro as Ninfa
Peter Keller as Pastor 1
Francisco Araiza as Pastor 2 / Spirito 1
Rudolf Hartmann as Pastor 3 / Spirito 2
Christian Boesch as Pastor 4
József Dene as Pastor 5 / Spirito 3
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle Director
Claudio Monteverdi Original Music Composer
Alessandro Striggio Writer
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle Set Designer
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle Stage Director
Wolfgang Treu Director of Photography
Nikolaus Harnoncourt Conductor
Pet Halmen Costume Design
L'Orfeo (1978) Oper Zürich Trailer
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