ARTEK’s internationally acclaimed recording of Claudio Monteverdi’s landmark 1607 opera in 5 acts, Orfeo, with libretto by Alessandro Striggio. “A luminous account of this magical opera in its first American recording. Toth’s fine period-instrument ensemble lets the music dance and breathe, yet her expansive, almost Romantic conception of the piece sacrifices no emotional detail.”
Gwendolyn Toth, director, with soloists Jeffrey Thomas, Orfeo; Dana Hanchard, Euridice, La Musica; Jessica Tranzillo, Ninfa, Proserpina; Jennifer Lane, Messaggiera, Speranza; Timothy Leigh Evans, Pastore; Michael Brown, Apollo, Pastore; Paul Shipper, Caronte, Plutone, Pastore.