Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck (1714 - 1787)
Opera Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq.30
Dramma per musica in tre atti
Version de Vienne 1762
Libretto: Ranieri de' Calzabigi
The first performance at the Burgtheater in Vienna, on 5 October 1762.
''In the presence of Empress Maria Theresa''
ATTO PRIMO
01. Ouverture
Performers:
Violins I: Perta Müllejans, Martina Graulich, Daniela Helm, Julita Forck, Franka Palowski, Martina Warecka-Tjuvajev
Violins II: Drian Dean, Beatrix Hülsemann, Rachel Harris, Thomas Mittelberger, Kathrin Tröger
Violas: Christian Goosses, Ulrike Kaufmann, Annette Schmidt, Lothar Haass
Violoncellos: Guido Larisch, Melanie Beck, Patrick Sepec
Double-basses: Love Persson, Dane Roberts
Flutes: Susanne Kaiser, Marion Hofmockel
Oboes: Annkathrin Brüggemann, Kristin Linde
Chalumeau: Daniele Latini
Bassoons: Javier Zafra, Yukiko Murakami
French Horns: Teunis van der Zwart, Erwin Wieringa
Trumpets: Freidemann Immer, Francois Petit-Laurent
Trombones: Katherine Couper, Peter Stelzl, Werner Engelhard
Timpani: Charlie Fischer
Harp: Mara Galassi
Harpsichord: Nicolau de Figueiredo
René Jacobs, conductor
Freiburger Barockorchester
[on period instruments]