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Unitel and Classica presentedEuridiceOrfeoChristoph Willibald GluckAnita RachvelishviliMaite AlberolaAuxiliadora ToledanoOrquesta bandArt

edEuridiceOrfeoChristoph Willibald GluckTo celebrate the 25th anniversary of the small but ambitiousSpanish “Festival Internacional de Música Castell dePeralada”, the Catalan theater collective La Fura dels Bausand its director Carlus Padrissa have staged Gluck’s opera “Orfeoed Euridice” with three splendid female voices and in a productionthat wonderfully reflects the Fura’s never-failing imaginativeness.Concert Master Gordan NikolićOrchestra Orquesta bandArtChorus Cor de Cambradel Palau de la Música CatalanaChorus Master Jordi CasasThe most striking aspect of the production is the direct involvementof the musical ensemble in the action. The group, bandArt, is aninstrumental ensemble that performs standing, moving about oreven dancing, on the stage and without a conductor. Stage directorPadrissa goes so far as to exclaim: “Like Gluck, who with this operaopened the doors to the reformation of the opera 250 years ago,I feel that we are opening up a new path that will let the orchestrarise from the pit to incorporate itself into the action on stage”(Padrissa in El País).Orfeo Anita RachvelishviliEuridice Maite AlberolaAmor Auxiliadora ToledanoStaged by La Fura dels BausStage Director Carlus PadrissaVideo Director Tiziano ManciniLength approx. 110'In addition to the visible instrumentalists, Padrissa also makesabundant stage use of the chorus members who depict souls,demons and other creatures in his production. His staging isfundamentally inspired by sacred medieval iconography and thedepiction of mythical animals found in Romanesque and Gothicchurches. Combined with visually stunning effects, expert lightingand large video projections, the production grabs the viewer fromthe start and doesn’t let go.All rights reserved · credits not contractual · Different territoriesShot in HDTV 1080Cat. no. A93001795A production of UNITELin co-production withFestival de Música Castell de PeraladaWhat makes or breaks Gluck’s opera is the role of Orfeo. SinceGluck’s original Italian version is performed here, the role of Orfeois performed by a mezzo, Anita Rachvelishvili of Georgia, a singerwho unfailingly commands the stage with her infinite range ofexpressions both vocal and dramatic. Maite Alberola’s Euridice andAuxiliadora Toledano’s Amor blend their voices perfectly with thatof Rachvelishvili.WORLD SALES: C Major Entertainment+49-(0)3030306464mail@cmajor-entertainment.comPhotos: © Jordi Mestre, Totti Ferrer Design: luebbeke.com