Orpheé und Eurydic / de Christoph W. Gluck ; operá dansé de Pina Bausch ; Arte France, Bel Air Media et L'Opéra national de Paris présentent.



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Title from opening credits. Program notes in French, English and German (35 p. : col. ill.) bound in container. Filmed in high definition at the Opéra national de Paris, Palais Garnier, February 2008. Choreography and stage direction by Pina Bausch ; set, costume and lighting designs by Rolf Borzik ; general director, Gerard Mortier ; director of dance, Brigitte Lefèvre ; produced by François Duplat ; film by Vincent Bataillon. Dancers: Yann Bridard (Orpheus) ; Marie-Agnès Gillot (Eurydike) ; Miteki Kudo Im (Amor) ; les etoiles, les premiers danseurs et le corps de ballet de Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris. Musical performers: Maria Riccarda Wesseling, mezzo-soprano (Orpheus) ; Julia Kleiter, soprano (Eurydike) ; Sunhae Im, soprano (Amor) ; Balthasar-Neumann Ensemble & Chor ; Thomas Hengelbrock, musical director. Sung in German; subtitles in German, English, French, Italian & Spanish.

Title
Orpheé und Eurydic / de Christoph W. Gluck ; operá dansé de Pina Bausch ; Arte France, Bel Air Media et L'Opéra national de Paris présentent.
Artist
Bausch, Pina.
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Video Recording
Abstract
A danse opera set to Gluck's opera of the same name. The choreographer has created dual roles, having Orpheus, Eurydice and Amor represented by singers and dances alike. Voices recount the poetic myth, while bodies come to grips with the work's dramatic substance.
Year
2009
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