Monteverdi - L'Orfeo

Monica Piccinini, Anna Simboli (soprano), Sara Mingardo (contralto), Furio Zanasi, Luca Dordoli (tenor) & Sergio Foresti, Antonio Abete (bass) Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini

Marc Mauillon (Orfeo), Luciana Mancini (Euridice), La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall

Emanuela Galli (La Musica/Eurydice), Mirko Guadagnini (Orfeo), Marina De Liso (Messaggiera), Cristina Calzolari (Proserpina), Matteo Bellotto (Plutone), Josè Lo Monaco (Speranza), Salvo Vitale (Caronte), Vincenzo Di Donato (Apollo), Francesca Cassinari (Ninfa), Giovanni Caccamo (Pastore I), Makoto Sakurada (Pastore II/Spirito I), Claudio Cavina (Pastore III), Tony Corradini (Pastore IV/Spirito II) La Venexiana

Johan Linderoth (Orfeo), Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta, Fredrik Malmberg

Charles Daniels (Orfeo), Faye Newton (Euridice), Emily Van Evera (Messaggiera), Clare Wilkinson (Speranza/Proserpina), Curtis Streetman (Caronte), Christopher Purves (Plutone), Anna Dennis (Ninfa), Guy Pelc (Apollo) Taverner Consort & Players, Andrew Parrott

Ian Bostridge, Natalie Dessay, Patrizia Ciofi, Alice Coote, Sonia Prina, Mario Luperi, Véronique Gens, Lorenzo Regazzo, Christopher Maltman, Paul Agnew, Pascal Bertin, Richard Burkhard, Carolyn Sampson Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm

Helmut Krebs (Orfeo), Hanni Mack-Cosack (Euridice), Margot Guilleaume (La Musica/Proserpina), Hildegard Wild (Ninfa), Horst Günter (Plutone), Bernhard Michaelis (Pastore 1), Fritz Wunderlich (Apollo/Pastore 2), Peter Offermanns (Pastore 3), Clemens Kaiser-Breme Pastore 4), Peter Roth-Ehrgang (Caronte), Jeanne Deroubaix ((La Messagiera/La Speranza) Orchester der "Sommerlichen Musiktage Hitzacker 1955", Chor der Staatlichen Hochschule für Musik, Hamburg, August Wenzinger

Laurence Dale (Orfeo), Efrat Ben-Nun (Euridice/La Musica), Jennifer Larmore (Messaggiera), Paul Gérimon (Caronte), Harry Peeters (Plutone), Bernarda Fink (Proserpina), Nicolas Rivenq (Apollo), Andreas Scholl (Speranza) Concerto Vocale, René Jacobs

Paolo Coni (Orfeo), Nuccia Focile (Euridice), Enrico Facini (Apollo), James Loomis (Caronte) Orchestra da Camera Lucchese, Herbert Handt

Furio Zanasi (baritone), Lucile Richardot (mezzo-soprano), Krystian Adam (tenor), Hana Blažiková (soprano), Gianluca Burrato, Michał Czerniawski, Gareth Treseder, Kangmin Justin Kim (soprano), Carlo Vistoli (countertenor), Anna Dennis (soprano), Marianna Pizzolato (mezzo-soprano), Francesca Boncompagni, English Baroque Soloists (early music ensemble), Monteverdi Choir, Sir John Eliot Gardiner

Lajos Kozma, Cathy Berberian, Rotraud Hansmann Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Emilia Petrescu (La Musica), Anna Reynolds (Proserpina), Ian Partridge (Apollo/Pastore 1), James Bowman (La Speranza), Nigel Rogers (Orfeo), John Elwes (Spirito 1/Pastore 3), Stafford Dean (Plutone/Pastore 4), Alexander Malta (Spirito 2) Blaserkreis Fur Alte Musik Hamburg, Camerata Accademica Hamburg, Hamburger Bläserkreis für alte Musik, Jürgen Jürgens

Montserrat Figueras (La Musica), Furio Zanasi (Orfeo), Arianna Savall (Euridice), Sara Mingardo (Messaggiera), Cécile van de Sant (Speranza), Antonio Abete (Caronte), Adriana Fernández (Proserpina), Daniele Carnovich (Plutone), Fulvio Bettini (Apollo), Mercedes Hernández (Ninfa), Marília Vargas (Ninfa), Gerd Türk (Pastore & Eco), Francesc Garrigosa (Pastore & Spirito), Carlos Mena (Pastore) & Iván García (Pastore & Spirito) La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall

Brigitte Geller (Poppea), Roger Smeets (Nero), Helene Schneiderman (Ottavia), Theresa Kronthaler (Otho), Julia Giebel (Drusilla), Jens Larsen (Seneca), Tansel Akzeybek (Valletto), Ariana Strahl (Damigella / Das Schicksal), Thomas Michael Allen (Arnalta), Tom Erik Lie (Amme), Peter Renz (Amor), Annelie Sophie Müller (Die Tugend), Adrian Strooper (Liberto), Günter Papendell (Odysseus), Ezgi Kutlu (Penelope), Tansel Akzeybek (Telemachos), Peter Renz (Amor / Iros), Mirka Wagner (Melanto), Adrian Strooper (Eurymachos), Christiane Oertel (Eurykleia), Thomas Michael Allen (Eumaios), Jens Larsen (Die Zeit / Neptun / Antinoos), Christoph Späth (Pisandro / Jupiter), Tom Erik Lie (Amphinomos), Karolina Gumos (Das Schicksal / Juno), Katharina von Bülow (Minerva), Dominik Köninger (Orpheus), Julia Novikova (Eurydike), Theresa Kronthaler (Sylvia / Proserpina), Alexey Antonov (Pluto), Stefan Sevenich (Charon), Frank Soehnle (Figuren Orpheus und Eurydike) Orchestra and Chorus of the Komische Oper Berlin, André de Ridder (conductor) & Barrie Kosky (stage director)

Raymond Wolansky, Ingeborg Bremert, Lucretia West, Ernst Wiemann, Otto Arneth Südfunkchor Stuttgart, Radiosinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Ferdinand Leitner

Helmut Krebs (Orfeo), Hanni Mack-Cosack (Euridice), Margot Guilleaume (La Musica/Proserpina), Hildegard Wild (Ninfa), Horst Günter (Plutone), Bernhard Michaelis (Pastore 1), Fritz Wunderlich (Apollo/Pastore 2), Peter Offermanns (Pastore 3), Clemens Kaiser-Breme Pastore 4), Peter Roth-Ehrgang (Caronte), Jeanne Deroubaix ((La Messagiera/La Speranza) Hamburg Staatliche Hochschule fur Musik Choir, Orchestra of the Sommerliche Musiktage Hitzacher 1955, August Wenzinger

Nigel Rogers (Orfeo), Patrizia Kwella (Euridice), Emma Kirkby (La Musica), Jennifer Smith (Proserpina), Helena Afonso (Ninfa), Catherine Denley (Speranza), Guillemette Laurens (Messagiera), Mario Bolognesi (Echo/Apollo), Rogers Covey-Crump (Pastore II), John Potter (Pastore III), Stephen Varcoe (Plutone/Pastore), David Thomas (Caronte), Terry Edwards, Geoffrey Shaw (Spirits) London Baroque & London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Charles Medlam & Theresa Caudle

Kobie van Rensburg (Orfeo), Cyrille Gerstenhaber (Euridice), Estelle Kaïque (La Messaggera), Delphine Gillot (Proserpina), Philippe Jaroussky (La Speranza), Bernard Deletré (Caronte/Plutone), Philippe Rabier (Apollo) La Grande Ecurie et La Chambre du Roy, Jean-Claude Malgoire

Helmut Krebs (Orfeo), Hanni Mack-Cosack (Euridice), Margot Guilleaume (La Musica/Prosperpina), Fritz Wunderlich (Apollo), Hildegard Wild (Ninfa), Bernhard Michaelis (Pastore 1), Clemens Kaiser-Breme (Tenor), Peter Offermanns (Spirito 1/Pastore 3), Jeanne Deroubaix (La Messagiera/La Speranza), Peter Roth-Ehrang (Caronte), Horst Gunter (Plutone) Orchester der "Sommerlichen Musiktage Hitzacker 1955", Chor der Staatlichen Hochschule für Musik, Hamburg, August Wenzinger

Jeffrey Thomas/Dana Hanchard/various

Victor Torres (Orfeo), Adriana Fernandez (Euridice), Gloria Banditelli (Sylvia), Maria Cristina Kiehr (Speranza, La Musica), Antonio Abete (Caronte), Furio Zanasi (Plutone, Pastore IV), Roberta Invernizzi (Proserpina, Ninfa) & Maurizio Rossano (Apollo) Coro Antonio Il Verso & Ensemble Elyma, Gabriel Garrido

Gino Sinemberghi (Orfeo), Uta Graf (Euridice), Waldemar Kmentt (Apollo), Norman Foster (Caronte), Gertrud Schretter (Speranza) & Patricia Brinton (La Musica) Members of Wiener Singakedemie and Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Paul Hindemith

Eva Fleischer (alto), Walter Hauck (baritone), Gerhard Raker (bass), Werner Kahl (bass), Elfriede Trotschel (soprano), Gerda Lammers (soprano), Bernhard Michaelis (tenor), Helmut Krebs (tenor), Josef Hausmann (tenor), Max Meili (tenor) Berlin Radio Solistenvereinigung, Berlin Chamber Orchestra, Helmut Koch

Maria Grazia Schiavo (soprano), Xavier Sabata, Hanna Bayodi-Hirt, Cyril Auvity, Juan Sancho, Jonathan Sells, Dietrich Henschel (tenor), Sonia Prina (alto), Luigi De Donato (bass), Antonio Abete (bass), Ludovic Provost (bass), Augustín Prunell-Friend (tenor), Les Arts Florissants, William Christie

David Timson (narrator)

Alessandro Carmignani (tenor), Rosita Frisani (soprano), Carlo Lepore (bass), Marinella Pennicchi (soprano), Giovanni Pentasuglia (tenor), Gastone Sarti (bass), Patrizia Vaccari (soprano) San Petronio Cappella Musicale Orchestra, Sergio Vartolo

Ian Bostridge (Orfeo), Natalie Dessay (La Musica), Patrizia Ciofi (Euridice), Véronique Gens (Proserpina), Alice Coote (Messaggiera), Sonia Prina (Speranza), Carolyn Sampson (Ninfa), Paul Agnew (Eco/Pastore), Christopher Maltman (Apollo/Pastore), Lorenzo Regazzo (Plutone), Mario Luperi (Caronte), Pascal Bertin, Richard Burkhard (Pastori) Le Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm

Gino Sinimberghi (Orfeo), Uta Graf (Euridice), Patricia Brinton (La Musica) & Waldemar Kmentt (Apollo) Vienna Singakademie & Orchestra of Historical Instruments, Paul Hindemith

Nigel Rogers/London Baroque/Charles Medlam, Terry Edwards (bass), David Thomas (bass), Stephen Varcoe (baritone vocals), John Potter Clay (tenor vocals), Theresa Caudle (director), Roger Covey-Crump (tenor vocals), Geoffrey Shaw (bass), Catherine Denley (mezzo-soprano vocals), Nigel Rogers (director), Nigel Rogers (tenor vocals), Patrizia Kwella (soprano vocals), Guillemette Laurens (mezzo-soprano vocals), Helena Afonso (soprano vocals), Jennifer Smith (soprano vocals), Emma Kirkby (soprano vocals), Mario Bolognesi (tenor vocals), Dame Emma Kirkby (soprano vocals), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor vocals), Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone), John Potter (tenor vocals) London Baroque, London Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Chiaroscuro, Charles Medlam

Michel Corboz & Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Guy de Mey (tenor vocals), Gino Quilico (baritone vocals), Henri Ledroit (counter-tenor vocals), Shelley Whittingham (mezzo-soprano vocals), François Le Roux (baritone vocals), Frangiskos Voutsinos (bass vocals), Carolyn Watkinson (contralto vocals), Audrey Michael (soprano vocals), Colette Alliot-Lugaz (soprano vocals), Danielle Borst (soprano vocals), Ensemble Vocal de la Chapelle Royale (chorus), Eric Tappy (tenor vocals) Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Michel Corboz

Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Orfeo), Julianne Baird (Euridice), Anne Sofie von Otter (La Messaggiera), Lynne Dawson (La Musica), John Tomlinson (Caronte), Diana Montague (Proserpina), Willard White (Plutone) English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner

John Mark Ainsley (Orfeo), Catherine Bott (La Musica/La Messaggiera/La Proserpina), Julia Gooding (Euridice), Michael George (Plutone), Andrew King (Apollo), Simon Grant (Caronte) New London Consort, Philip Pickett

Laurie Monahan (La Musica, Messaggera), Frank Kelley (Orfeo), Roberta Anderson (Euridice), Deborah Rentz-Moore (Speranza), Sharon Baker (Proserpina), David Ripley (Caronte), Robert Honeysucker (Plutone), Jeffrey Gall (Shepherd), William Hite (Shepherd), Aaron Sheehan (Shepherd), Michael Collver (counter-tenor) Aston Magna, Daniel Stepner

Luciana Mancini (La Musica/Euridice), Marianne Beate Kielland (Speranza/Prosperina), Sara Mingardo (Messaggiera), Salvo Vitale (Caronte/Plutone), Marc Mauillon (Orfeo), Furio Zanasi (Apollo), La Capella Reial de Catalunya (early music ensemble), Le Concert des Nations (early music ensemble), Pauline Bayle, Jordi Savall

Luciana Mancini (La Musica/Euridice), Marianne Beate Kielland (Speranza/Prosperina), Sara Mingardo (Messaggiera), Salvo Vitale (Caronte/Plutone), Marc Mauillon (Orfeo), Furio Zanasi (Apollo), La Capella Reial de Catalunya (early music ensemble), Le Concert des Nations (early music ensemble), Pauline Bayle, Jordi Savall

New London Consort, The Consort of Musicke, Heinrich Schütz Choir, Philip Pickett, Anthony Rooley, Roger Norrington

Sergio Vartolo (conductor from the cembalo and spinet)

Kobie Van Rensburg, Cyrille Gerstenhaber, Philippe Jaroussky, Bernard Deletré La Grande Ecurie et La Chambre du Roy, Jean Claude Malgoire

Dietrich Henschel (Orfeo), Maria Grazia Schiavo (Euridice), Sonia Prina (Messenger), Luigi De Donato (Caronte), Antonio Abete (Plutone), Hanna Bayodi (Ninfa) Les Arts Florissants, William Christie

Enrico de Franceschi, Ginevra Vivante, Vittoria Palombini, Ambino Marone, Elena Nicolai Teatro alla Scala, Ferrucio Calusio

Georg Nigl (Orfeo), Roberta Invernizzi (Euridice), Sara Mingardo (Messaggera), Sara Mingardo (Speranza), Luigi De Donato (Caronte), Raffaella Milanesi (Proserpina), Giovanni Battista Parodi (Plutone), Roberta Invernezzi (Eco), Furio Zanasi (Apollo) & Nicola Strada (Solo Dancer) Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala & Concerto Italiano (Basso continuo), Rinaldo Alessandrini (conductor) & Robert Wilson (director)

John Mark Ainsley, Brigitte Balleys, Michael Chance, David Cordier, Mario Luperi, Russell Smythe Tragicomedia and Concerto Palatino, Stephen Stubbs (conductor) & Pierre Audi (director)

Krystian Adam (Orfeo), Hana Blažíková (La Musica/Euridice), Anna Dennis (Ninfa), Kangmin Justin Kim (Speranza), Lucile Richardot (Messaggera), Francesca Boncompagni (Proserpina), Gianluca Burrato (Caronte/Plutone), Furio Zanasi (Apollo) English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner

Krystian Adam (Orfeo), Hana Blažíková (La Musica/Euridice), Anna Dennis (Ninfa), Kangmin Justin Kim (Speranza), Lucile Richardot (Messaggera), Francesca Boncompagni (Proserpina), Gianluca Burrato (Caronte/Plutone), Furio Zanasi (Apollo) English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner

Furio Zanasi (baritone), Lucile Richardot (mezzo-soprano), Krystian Adam (tenor), Hana Blažiková (soprano), Gianluca Burrato, Michał Czerniawski, Gareth Treseder, Kangmin Justin Kim (soprano), Carlo Vistoli (countertenor), Anna Dennis (soprano), Marianna Pizzolato (mezzo-soprano), Francesca Boncompagni, English Baroque Soloists (early music ensemble), Monteverdi Choir, Sir John Eliot Gardiner

Orchestra and Chorus of the Komische Oper Berlin, André de Ridder, Barrie Kosky (stage direction)

Cynthia Haymon, Brigitte Balleys, Michael Chance, Claron McFadden, Heidi Grant Murphy & Ning Liang, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Graciela Araya, Toby Spence Jaco Huijpen, Christopher Gillet & Brian Asawa, John Mark Ainsley, Juanita Lascarro David Cordier, Mario Luperi & Brigitte Balleys, Lorna Anderson, Maarten Koningsberger & Adrian Martin Les Talens Lyriques, Baroque Ensemble, Tragicomedia and Concerto Palatino, ASKO Ensemble, Christophe Rousset, Glen Wilson, Stephen Stubbs, David Porcelijn

Le Nuove Musiche, Krijn Koetsveld, Armoniosoincanto, Franco Radichia, Ensemble San Felice, Federico Bardazzi, Sergio Vartolo

Royal Opera House, Teatro Real, Paris Opera, Glyndebourne and The Netherlands Opera

Natalie Dessay (soprano)

Michel Corboz