L'Orfeo

20090 EN

Synopsis

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Rinaldo Alessandrini, one of the most eminent baroque and pre-baroque music specialist, conducts Monteverdi's Orfeo, performed by singers who have been working with the Maestro for many years, and who now play in the middle of Robert Wilson's fairy sets...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Roberta Invernizzi
La Musica / Euridice / Eco
Georg Nigl
Orfeo
Sara Mingardo
Messaggera / Speranza
Luigi De Donato
Caronte
Raffaella Milanesi
Proserpina
Giovanni Battista Parodi
Plutone
Furio Zanasi
Apollo
Eleonora Contucci
Coro di Ninfe e Pastori

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Wilson
Writers: Alessandro Striggio
Languages: Italian

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robert Wilson, shot by Riccardo De Poli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Carlo Bertucci shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Roberta Invernizzi and Georg Nigl and Sara Mingardo carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Robert Wilson directs. Riccardo De Poli behind the camera. Carlo Bertucci cuts. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

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1Released 17 years ago.
2Directed by Robert Wilson, shot by Riccardo De Poli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Carlo Bertucci shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Roberta Invernizzi and Georg Nigl and Sara Mingardo carry the top of the cast.