Monteverdi: L’Orfeo
Reviews
‘The most beguiling Monteverdi opera recording for years.’ — The Times
‘With soprano Emily Van Evera’s bright, youthful timbre, unaffected delivery and well-chosen expressive colours, the messenger’s awful news, often a melodramatic rant from a murky mezzo, sounds like a loving friend struggling to find words for her horror and shock.’ — Opera News
‘Her Proserpina is so lovely that Christopher Purves’ Plutone must give in to her request.’ — www.ClassicsToday.com
‘Ravishingly beautiful…it must surely rate amongst the best.’ — Musical Pointers
‘A sumptuous account of the world’s first great opera.’ — The Sunday Times
‘Thoroughly examined and deeply felt.’ — Gramophone
‘Thoroughly researched and reimagined… a gentle, lyrical vision of a miraculous opera.’ — The Observer
‘The singing is first-rate throughout.’ — The Independent
Andrew Parrott and the Taverner Consort & Players celebrated their 40th anniversary with a magnificent recording of the world’s first operatic masterpiece, Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo. As can be expected from Andrew Parrott, who has been at the centre of the early and baroque music scene for over four decades, his meticulous research results in a performance and stylistic approach that brings a fresh perspective to the myth of love lost and found through the art of music.