Orfeo ed Euridice (Glyndebourne)
Janet Baker (Orfeo); Elisabeth Speiser (Euridice); Elizabeth Gale (Amore); London Philharmonic Orchestra; Raymond Leppard
Stage Director: Sir Peter Hall
British mezzo-soprano, Dame Janet Baker, chose to retire from the operatic stage singing the title role in Sir Peter Hall's acclaimed production of Orfeo ed Euridice. This 1982 recording from Glyndebourne, where Dame Janet appropriately began her professional career, proved a suitable crowning glory to the career of one of the great singing actresses of our age. Dame Janet's realisation of Orfeo, the grieving musician from Greek mythology, who follows his beloved wife Euridice to the depths of Hades in an attempt to bring her back from the dead, is totally convincing.
"For so many reasons, this is a production to savour. Intense performances of emotive music in classical settings: symbolism by the bucket load: theatrical gestures that make you almost cry out for joy ... this production was Dame Janet Baker’s last public operatic appearance. If you thought she was good, then, whatever else you have seen her in, ‘you ain’t seen nothin’ yet’. This is a quite staggering performance demonstrating beyond doubt that despite evidence to the contrary, in the 1980s there did exist divas who could act. Her commitment is always complete. Great performances. Great theatre." (Musicweb International)
"A must for opera-goers" (The Sunday Telegraph)
"One of her finest and most moving portrayals" (TV Times)
To be released on DVD in October 2023
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