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Claudio Monteverdi, Concerto Vocale, René Jacobs
L'Orfeo (Favola In Musica)

Album FR 1995 on Harmonia Mundi France label
Classical (Renaissance, Baroque, Opera)

Total time 55’27 [CD1] 64’22 [CD2] DeutschlandRadio Coproduction avec WDR harmonia mundi s.a., Mas de Vert, 13200 Arles ℗ 1995 Made in Germany Orfeo / Orphée / Orpheus : Laurence Dale, ténor Euridice / Eurydice / Eurydike / La Musica : Efrat Ben-Nun, soprano Messaggiera / La Messagère / Messeger / Botin : Jennifer Larmore, mezzo-soprano Caronte / Caron / Charon : Paul Gérimon, basse Plutone / Pluton / Pluto : Harry Peeters, basse Prosperina / Prosperine : Bernarda Fink, mezzo-soprano La Speranza / L’Espérance / Hope / Die Hoffnung : Andreas Scholl, alto Apollo / Apollon : Nicolas Rivenq, baryton Eco / L’écho / Echo : Lynton Atkinson, ténor Ninfe / Nymphes / Nymphs / Nymphen : Efrat Ben-Nun, Marie-Noëlle de Callataÿ, sopranos I Maria Cristina Kiehr, Bernarda Fink, sopranos II Pastori, Spiriti / Bergers, Esprits : Dominique Visse, Andreas Scholl, contre-ténors Sheperds, Spirits / Hirten, Geister : Gerd Türk, Lynton Atkinson, ténors Nicolas Rivenq, Geert Smits, barytons Ulrich Messthaler, Nathan Berg, basses Recorded January 1995, at Grand Studio of DeutschlandRadio. Sung in Italian. Assistance linguistique: Caterina Galiotto Cardboard slipcase, 108-page booklet, thick jewel case. Program notes in French, English and German; Italian libretto with French, English and German translations. Translations by: Derek Yeld (English); Denyse Wettsein (French); Liesel B. Sayre (German, liner notes) & Ursula Jürgens-Hasenmeyer (German, libretto)

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	Claudio Monteverdi voc, 1567-1643 IT album by
	Concerto Vocale , *1977 BE ensemble, album by
	René Jacobs hps, voc, *1946 BE conductor, realization, liner notes, album by
	Andreas Scholl voc, fl, *1967 DE alto vocals, countertenor vocals
	Geert Smits , *1965 NL baritone vocals
	Nicolas Rivenq voc, *1958 FR baritone vocals
	Harry Peeters b, *1959 NL bass vocals
	Nathan Berg voc, b, *1972 CA bass vocals
	Paul Gérimon voc, b, bass vocals
	Ulrich Messthaler voc, b, bass vocals
	Gaetano Nasillo vc, IT cello
	Werner Matzke vc, *1962 DE cello
	Robin Jeffrey fl, man, GB chitarrone, cittern, guitar, baroque
	Arno Jochem cb, vl, gam, contrabass
	Jean-Michel Forest cb, contrabass
	Jean Tubéry cor, cornett
	William Dongois cor, cornett, trumpet
	Dominique Visse voc, *1955 FR countertenor vocals
	Christian Beuse bsn, dulcian
	Mara Galassi hrp, *1956 harp
	Alessandro De Marchi hps, org, *1962 IT harpsichord, organ, regal, musical assistance
	Attilio Cremonesi hps, org, IT harpsichord, organ, regal
	Alessandro Striggio The Younger , IT libretto by
	Denyse Wettsein , liner notes, translation
	Derek Yeld , liner notes, translation
	Liesel B. Sayre , liner notes, translation
	Ursula Jürgens-Hasenmeyer , liner notes, translation
	Konrad Junghänel fl, *1953 DE lute
	Dolores Costoyas g, fl, lute, guitar, baroque
	Jennifer Larmore voc, *1958 US mezzo-soprano vocals
	Bernarda Fink voc, *1955 AT mezzo-soprano vocals, soprano vocals
	Marie-Ange Petit perc, percussion
	Efrat Ben-Nun voc, soprano vocals
	Maria Cristina Kiehr voc, soprano vocals
	Marie-Noëlle de Callataÿ , BE soprano vocals
	Gerd Türk voc, DE tenor vocals
	Laurence Dale , *1957 GB tenor vocals
	Lynton Atkinson voc, GB tenor vocals
	Franck Poitrineau tb, ts, FR trombone
	Jean-Jacques Herbin tb, trombone
	Michel Godard tu, *1960 FR trombone
	Ole-Kristian Andersen tb, fl, trombone
	Serge Guillou tb, ts, trombone
	Dennis Ferry tr, US trumpet
	Juan Manuel Quintana vn, gam, *1972 viol
	Pierre Pitzl gam, g, AT viol
	Imke David gam, vn, DE viol, lirone
	Antje Sabinski vl, DE viola
	Christine Angot vl, viola
	Jörg Buschhaus vn, acg, viola
	Wanda Visser vn, voc, viola
	Andrea Keller vn, acg, DE violin
	Pablo Valetti vn, acg, AR violin
	Sylvie Kraus vn, DE violin
	Werner Ehrhardt vn, *1957 DE violin

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