La couronne de fleurs / La descente d'Orphée aux enfers
$37.00
Out of Stock6+ weeks add to cart
CHARPENTIER
La couronne de fleurs / La descente d'Orphée aux enfers
Aaron Sheehan, Teresa Wakim, Amanda Forsythe, Douglas Williams, Jesse Blumberg, Dorothee Mields / Boston Early Music, Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs
[ CPO / CD ]
Release Date: Saturday 16 August 2014
This item is currently out of stock. It may take 6 or more weeks to obtain from when you place your order as this is a specialist product.
CPO presents a new release from the Boston Early Music Festival. These two baroque operas, composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, which prove to be both complex and highly entertaining.
"the scenes in which [Orpheus's] singing eases the torments of the damned in Hades are among the most haunting in his output...It is gloriously sung here by Aaron Sheehan, in a stylish, intense performance." The Guardian, 26th June 2014 ****
"With this production Paul O'Dette, Stephen Stubbs and CPO continue their successful cooperation. This has previously resulted in such excellent recordings as Lully's operas Thésée and Psyché and Charpentier's Actéon. Lovers of the French baroque are lucky as they can add another fine disc to their collection." (Recording of the Month MusicWeb July 2014)
"Sheehan, who sings the role of Orpheus, [delivers] a finely nuanced interpretation...Amanda Forsythe is a charming Euridice and Roselie, Teresa Wakim a beautifully styled Flore, and Dorothee Mields a compelling Amaranthe and Proserpine." Gramophone Magazine Award Nomination 2015 - Baroque Vocal
Tracks:
La Couronne de Fleurs
La Descente d'Orphée aux enfers
