Christoph willibald gluck free sheet music to download. Orfeo is italian for orpheus, a figure in greek mythology who was chief among poets and musicians. Met opera on demand delivers instant access to more than 500 met performances, including live in hd videos, classic telecasts and radio broadcasts. Eurydice was the wife of orpheus, who loved her dearly. Amore, god of love, appears with word that jove, pitying orfeo, will allow him to descend into the. Shop and buy orfeo ed euridice orpheus and eurydice sheet music. One day, aristaeus saw and pursued eurydice, who stepped on a viper, was bitten, and died instantly. The pdf contains a part for violin iii, doubling that of.
Although euridice is normally cast with a lyric soprano, antonietta stellas dramatic voice helps bring the small part to life. Little does he realize that his greatest obstacle will ultimately be his own passion. Left alone, orfeo, euridices husband, adds his voice to the rites. Orfeo amaba profundamente a su bella esposa quien acostumbraba pasear con las nayades.
It belongs to the genre of the azione teatrale, meaning an opera on a mythological subject with choruses and dancing. Musica,london,1791 librettobycarlofrancescobadini analyticalnotes haydnso c. Gluck melodie from orfeo ed euridice dance of the blessed spirits arr. Act one a pleasant but secluded grove of laurel and cypress trees which encloses, in a clearing, the tomb of eurydice on a small dais. It belongs to the genre of the azione teatrale, meaning an opera on. Mariella adanis voice had apparently darkened by this point in her career or is the recording pitched lower. Ah, questo nome san le spiagge, e le selve lappresero da me. Orfeo ed euridice, a 1762 opera by christoph willibald gluck. Gluck, christoph willibald orfeo ed euridice music. Josephhaydn orfeoedeuridice lanimadelfilosofo drammaper.
Notes most of glucks original music has been retained here, but to stretch this festa teatrale into a fulllength opera, no less than twelve additional pieces have been inserted. The exhilarating overture from glucks orfeo ed euridice arranged for string orchestraquartet. Amore, god of love, appears with word that jove, pitying orfeo, will allow him to descend into the land of the dead to retrieve euridice. It is based on the greek legend of orpheus, and tells the story of his descent to hades and his fruitless attempt to bring his dead bride eurydice. Opera theatre of saint louis project orfeo and euridice. He is also remembered as the music teacher of marie antoinette who as queen of france promoted gluck and was his patron. The transcription by giovanni sgambati is excellent and allows, as you will hear, for a wide range of interpretation.
Distraught, orpheus played and sang so mournfully that all the nymphs and deities wept and told him to travel to the underworld to. Orfeo ed euridice orpheus and eurydice by christoph. His libretto for orfeo ed euridice, partly based on the theories and practices of such literary men as d. Melodie from glucks orfeo ed euridice sheet music plus. The gluck melodie, dance of the blessed spirits from orfeo ed euridice, is one of the most gorgeous melodies in all of opera. Download the new ipad app to watch on your tv with apple tv via airplay. Apr 23, 2018 conducted by diego fasolis, his is the world premiere recording of a version of the opera that was performed at the royal palace in naples in 1774, 12 years after orfeo ed euridice was staged in.
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