Orfeo ed Euridice

Splendid operatic retelling of the Orpheus legend in a series of elegant, dramatic musical tableaux. First produced in 1762, the opera possesses a melodic grace and stately magnificence that have made it one of the favorites of the repertoire. Reprinted from the authoritative full-score edition orig...

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Uniform Title: Orfeo ed Euridice. German & Italian
Main Author: Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787.
Other Authors: Calzabigi, Ranieri de, 1714-1795,, Abert, Hermann, 1871-1927.
Format: Musical Score
Language: German
Italian
Published: New York : Dover, 1992.
Physical Description: 1 score (156 pages) ; 32 cm.
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Summary: Splendid operatic retelling of the Orpheus legend in a series of elegant, dramatic musical tableaux. First produced in 1762, the opera possesses a melodic grace and stately magnificence that have made it one of the favorites of the repertoire. Reprinted from the authoritative full-score edition originally published in the Denkmaler der Tonkunst in Österreich. Lists of characters and instruments.
Item Description: Opera in 3 acts.
German and Italian words; includes "Argomento" by the librettist in Italian with English translation.
Reprint. Originally published: Vienna : Österreichischer Bundesverlag, 1914. (Denkmäler der Tonkunst in Österreich ; v. 44a = Jahrg. 21/2).
Splendid operatic retelling of the Orpheus legend in a series of elegant, dramatic musical tableaux. First produced in 1762, the opera possesses a melodic grace and stately magnificence that have made it one of the favorites of the repertoire. Reprinted from the authoritative full-score edition originally published in the Denkmaler der Tonkunst in Österreich. Lists of characters and instruments.
Physical Description: 1 score (156 pages) ; 32 cm.
ISBN: 0486273245
9780486273242