Orphée et Euridice Teatro alla Scala

Juan Diego Flórez dazzled audiences and critics alike when he played the virtuoso role of Orphée in La Scalas first ever staging of Glucks opera in its French version Juan Diego Flórez delivered a lesson in style His tone is darker and his projection more selfeffacing than in the past but class is permanent His agility and legato are utterly thrilling The ovations were neverending Corriere della sera The present release is a production by Royal Opera House Covent Garden London Recorded live at Teatro alla Scala Milan March 2018 Glucks Orpheo ed Euridice was first performed in 1762 It is the first of Glucks reform operas in which he attempted to replace the abstruse plots and overly complex music of opera sera with a noble simplicity in both the music and the drama The present production was staged by Hofesh Shechter and John Fulljames