Singer

The story of the opera begins with an introduction by La Musica, music itself: Claudio Monteverdi opens his version of the ancient love story of Orfeo and Eurydice, the singer whose voice could even melt death, with the prologue. Conductor Leonardo García Alarcón has this epochal work firmly in his repertoire with his Cappella Mediterranea, which specializes in early music, and says: "If life, death, love, and music are the driving forces of humanity, then L'Orfeo is perhaps the opera that best embodies them."

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Monteverdi: L'Orfeo / Leonardo García Alarcón

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

Music for Holy Week by the Bohemian composer Jan Dismas Zelenka is one of the greatest discoveries of the Baroque repertoire. It does not need to fear comparison with Bach. Award-winning young vocal soloists and the enthusiastic Diderot Ensemble make it a real treat.

Darkness – Ensemble Diderot

Museum Ludwig

Orpheus descends to the Underworld to bring Eurydice back to life. His only weapon: his voice, and the power of his song. This foundational myth was transformed by Monteverdi in 1607 into one of the first masterpieces in the history of opera, a work where the music not merely accompanies the drama, but is its very driving force. More than four centuries later, L'Orfeo has lost none of its evocative power. Its instrumental colors, its deeply felt recitatives, and its expressive choruses still speak directly to the emotions. The Jeune Orchestre Baroque Européen, under the direction of Sylvain Sartre and Margaux Blanchard, brings to this score the freshness and commitment of a new generation of musicians trained in the demands of the early style.

Tenor

Nicholas Scott

Events

Upcoming events

22 - 25 May, 2027

Orfeo · Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier

Past events

Apr 28, 2026

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo / Leonardo García Alarcón · Elbphilharmonie

Apr 17, 2025

Darkness – Ensemble Diderot · Kölner Philharmonie

Future and recently performed repertoire

Echo, a spirit and a shepherd in L'Orfeo by Monteverdi

Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier

Singer in 6 Lamentationes pro hebdomada sancta by Zelenka

Kölner Philharmonie

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