Special offer. Glass, P: Orphée
Philip Cutlip (Orphée), Georgia Jarman (Euridice), Lisa Saffer (La Princess)
Portland Opera, Anne Manson
Glass's music has refreshed [the film] by adjusting the emotional balance away from cynicism towards a more rounded portrayal of the characters. Portland Opera's production gives it a contemporary...
Special offer. Glass, P: Orphée
Philip Cutlip (Orphée), Georgia Jarman (Euridice), Lisa Saffer (La Princess)
Portland Opera, Anne Manson
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Glass's music has refreshed [the film] by adjusting the emotional balance away from cynicism towards a more rounded portrayal of the characters. Portland Opera's production gives it a contemporary...
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Orange Mountain Music presents premiere recording of Philip Glass’ opera Orphée performed by a renowned cast of soloists including Philip Cutlip as Orphée, Lisa Saffer as la Princesse and the Portland Opera Orchestra conducted by Anne Manson. Orphée was the first of a trilogy of operas that Glass composed on subjects by Jean Cocteau.
Awards and reviews
November 2010
Glass's music has refreshed [the film] by adjusting the emotional balance away from cynicism towards a more rounded portrayal of the characters. Portland Opera's production gives it a contemporary edge, and makes for an engrossing experience...It's consistently well sung, with the outstanding vocal performance coming from Lisa Saffer as the Princess.
November 2010
Lisa Saffer as the Princess...shine[s] brightly throughout despite being Death incarnate.
30th September 2010
The text is set in the original French, and the shapely vocal lines and cool, clear textures have an unmistakably Gallic feel; listening to this performance... there are constant reminders that Glass studied in Paris with Nadia Boulanger in the 1960s, and the precision and economy that her teaching instilled has remained part of his music ever since.
