‎Monteverdi: L'Orfeo by Charles Medlam

Toccata

London Baroque, Charles Medlam, Jennifer Smith, Nigel Rogers, Mario Bolognesi, Rogers Covey-Crump, John Potter Clay, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Dame Emma Kirkby, Guillemette Laurens, Stephen Varcoe, Chiaroscuro, Helena Afonso, Catherine Denley, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble

1:35

Ritornello … "Dal mio permesso amato a voi ne vegno" (La Musica)

Dame Emma Kirkby, Charles Medlam, London Baroque, Catherine Denly, John Potter Clay, Guillemette Laurens, Mario Bolognesi, Stephen Varcoe, Chiaroscuro, Jennifer Smith, Nigel Rogers, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Rogers Covey-Crump, Helena Afonso, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella

5:53

"In questo lieto e fortunato" (Pastore I)

Mario Bolognesi, London Baroque, Charles Medlam, Helena Afonso, John Potter Clay, Guillemette Laurens, Stephen Varcoe, Rogers Covey-Crump, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Jennifer Smith, Catherine Denley, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Nigel Rogers, Dame Emma Kirkby, Chiaroscuro

1:42

Choro, "Vieni Imeneo deh vieni" (Chorus) - Recitativo, "Muse, honor di Parnasso" (Ninfa)

Charles Medlam, Chiaroscuro, Nigel Rogers, Helena Afonso, London Baroque, Jennifer Smith, Catherine Denley, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Theresa Caudle, Mario Bolognesi, Patrizia Kwella, Stephen Varcoe, John Potter Clay, Guillemette Laurens, Dame Emma Kirkby, Rogers Covey-Crump

1:38

Choro, "Lasciate i monti" (Chorus) - Recitativo, "Ma tu gentil" (Pastore I)

Mario Bolognesi, London Baroque, Nigel Rogers, Charles Medlam, Chiaroscuro, Stephen Varcoe, Rogers Covey-Crump, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Catherine Denley, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Guillemette Laurens, Helena Afonso, Dame Emma Kirkby, John Potter Clay, Jennifer Smith

2:29

Recitativo, "Rosa del ciel vita del mondo … Io non dirò" (Orfeo, Euridice)

Nigel Rogers, Charles Medlam, London Baroque, Patrizia Kwella, John Potter Clay, Dame Emma Kirkby, Stephen Varcoe, Helena Afonso, Catherine Denley, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Chiaroscuro, Jennifer Smith, Mario Bolognesi, Guillemette Laurens, Rogers Covey-Crump, Theresa Caudle

3:10

"Lasciate i monti" (Chorus) - Ritornello

London Baroque, Nigel Rogers, Chiaroscuro, Charles Medlam, John Potter Clay, Mario Bolognesi, Rogers Covey-Crump, Dame Emma Kirkby, Helena Afonso, Jennifer Smith, Catherine Denley, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Stephen Varcoe, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Guillemette Laurens

0:58

Choro, "Vieni Imeneo deh vieni" (Chorus)

Nigel Rogers, London Baroque, Chiaroscuro, Charles Medlam, Guillemette Laurens, Rogers Covey-Crump, Helena Afonso, Dame Emma Kirkby, John Potter Clay, Mario Bolognesi, Jennifer Smith, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Catherine Denley, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Stephen Varcoe

0:50

Recitativo, "Ma s'il nostro gioir" (Pastore I) - Ritornello

Mario Bolognesi, Charles Medlam, London Baroque, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Helena Afonso, Stephen Varcoe, Catherine Denley, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, John Potter Clay, Jennifer Smith, Rogers Covey-Crump, Nigel Rogers, Guillemette Laurens, Chiaroscuro, Dame Emma Kirkby

1:15

Choro, "Alcun no sia che disperato" (Pastore I, Pastore III) - Ritornello

Charles Medlam, John Potter, London Baroque, Mario Bolognesi, Jennifer Smith, Helena Afonso, Nigel Rogers, Guillemette Laurens, Theresa Caudle, Dame Emma Kirkby, Patrizia Kwella, Catherine Denley, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Stephen Varcoe, Chiaroscuro, Rogers Covey-Crump

1:10

"Che poi che nembo" (Ninfa, Pastore II, Pastore IV) - Ritornello

Stephen Varcoe, Helena Afonso, Charles Medlam, Rogers Covey-Crump, London Baroque, Mario Bolognesi, Nigel Rogers, Chiaroscuro, John Potter Clay, Catherine Denley, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Jennifer Smith, Guillemette Laurens, Dame Emma Kirkby

1:07

"E dopo l'aspro gel del verno ignudo" (Pastori, Chorus)

Nigel Rogers, Charles Medlam, Rogers Covey-Crump, London Baroque, John Potter, Mario Bolognesi, Dame Emma Kirkby, Guillemette Laurens, Theresa Caudle, Chiaroscuro, Patrizia Kwella, Jennifer Smith, Catherine Denley, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Stephen Varcoe, Helena Afonso

1:21

Sinfonia - "Ecco pur ch'a voi ritorno" (Orfeo, Pastore I, Pastore III, Chorus)

John Potter, London Baroque, Mario Bolognesi, Chiaroscuro, Nigel Rogers, Charles Medlam, Stephen Varcoe, Helena Afonso, Rogers Covey-Crump, Dame Emma Kirkby, Patrizia Kwella, Theresa Caudle, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Catherine Denly, Guillemette Laurens, Jennifer Smith

5:48

Recitativo, "Mira, deh mira … Ahi caso acerbo … D'onde vieni?" (Pastore II, Messagiera, Pastore III, Orfeo)

Charles Medlam, John Potter, Guillemette Laurens, Nigel Rogers, Rogers Covey-Crump, London Baroque, Catherine Denley, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Jennifer Smith, Stephen Varcoe, Mario Bolognesi, Dame Emma Kirkby, Helena Afonso, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Chiaroscuro

7:09

"Tu sei morta" (Orfeo)

Nigel Rogers, Charles Medlam, London Baroque, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble

2:43

Choro, "Ahi, caso acerbo!" (Pastori, Ninfe) - Recitativo, "Ma io ch'in questa lingua" (Messagiera) - Sinfonia

Charles Medlam, Mario Bolognesi, Guillemette Laurens, John Potter, Rogers Covey-Crump, London Baroque, Helena Afonso, Stephen Varcoe, Catherine Denley, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Chiaroscuro, Nigel Rogers, Dame Emma Kirkby, Jennifer Smith

3:37

Choro, "Chi ne consola, ahi lassi?" (Pastore I, Pastore III)

London Baroque, Mario Bolognesi, Charles Medlam, John Potter, Rogers Covey-Crump, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Chiaroscuro, Guillemette Laurens, Catherine Denley, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Dame Emma Kirkby, Nigel Rogers, Jennifer Smith, Stephen Varcoe, Helena Afonso

1:43

Choro, "Ahi, caso acerbo!" (Pastori, Ninfe, Pastore I, Pastore III) - Ritornello

John Potter, Helena Afonso, Mario Bolognesi, Rogers Covey-Crump, London Baroque, Charles Medlam, Stephen Varcoe, Jennifer Smith, Dame Emma Kirkby, Nigel Rogers, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Catherine Denley, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Guillemette Laurens, Chiaroscuro

3:25

Sinfonia

Charles Medlam, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble

1:06

Recitativo, "Scorto da te, moi nume" (Orfeo)

London Baroque, Nigel Rogers, Charles Medlam, Guillemette Laurens, Dame Emma Kirkby, Patrizia Kwella, Rogers Covey-Crump, Mario Bolognesi, Theresa Caudle, John Potter Clay, Jennifer Smith, Helena Afonso, Stephen Varcoe, Catherine Denly, Chiaroscuro, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble

1:21

"Ecco l'altra palude" (Speranza)

Catherine Denley, Charles Medlam, London Baroque, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Chiaroscuro, John Potter Clay, Nigel Rogers, Mario Bolognesi, Guillemette Laurens, Rogers Covey-Crump, Helena Afonso, Theresa Caudle, Jennifer Smith, Dame Emma Kirkby, Patrizia Kwella, Stephen Varcoe

2:57

"Dove, ah, dove ten vai" (Orfeo)

Charles Medlam, Nigel Rogers, London Baroque, John Potter Clay, Chiaroscuro, Catherine Denley, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Jennifer Smith, Patrizia Kwella, Theresa Caudle, Guillemette Laurens, Dame Emma Kirkby, Mario Bolognesi, Helena Afonso, Stephen Varcoe, Rogers Covey-Crump

0:52

"O tu ch'innanzi mort'a" (Caronte) - Sinfonia

London Baroque, Charles Medlam, David Thomas, Nigel Rogers, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Rogers Covey-Crump, Jennifer Smith, John Potter Clay, Mario Bolognesi, Helena Afonso, Dame Emma Kirkby, Guillemette Laurens, Catherine Denley, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Chiaroscuro, Stephen Varcoe

2:10

"Possenti spirto" (Orfeo)

Nigel Rogers, Charles Medlam, London Baroque, Catherine Denly, Dame Emma Kirkby, Chiaroscuro, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Mario Bolognesi, Stephen Varcoe, Guillemette Laurens, Rogers Covey-Crump, John Potter Clay, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Jennifer Smith, Helena Afonso

5:19

"Orfeo son io … Non viv'io non io" (Orfeo)

London Baroque, Nigel Rogers, Charles Medlam, Stephen Varcoe, Patrizia Kwella, Theresa Caudle, Chiaroscuro, Guillemette Laurens, Rogers Covey-Crump, Mario Bolognesi, Helena Afonso, John Potter Clay, Catherine Denley, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Jennifer Smith, Dame Emma Kirkby

3:30

"Ben mi lusinga alquanto … Ahi aventurato" (Caronte, Orfeo) - Sinfonia

London Baroque, Charles Medlam, Nigel Rogers, David Thomas, Rogers Covey-Crump, Catherine Denley, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Mario Bolognesi, John Potter Clay, Dame Emma Kirkby, Jennifer Smith, Stephen Varcoe, Chiaroscuro, Guillemette Laurens, Helena Afonso, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella

2:44

"Ei dorme, e la mia cetra … Mentre versan quest'occhi amari" (Orfeo)

London Baroque, Charles Medlam, Nigel Rogers, Stephen Varcoe, Dame Emma Kirkby, John Potter Clay, Mario Bolognesi, Rogers Covey-Crump, Catherine Denley, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Helena Afonso, Chiaroscuro, Guillemette Laurens, Jennifer Smith, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella

1:55

Sinfonia a 7 - Choro, "Nulla impresa per uom" (Spiriti infernali)

Chiaroscuro, London Baroque, Charles Medlam, Nigel Rogers, Helena Afonso, Mario Bolognesi, Dame Emma Kirkby, Rogers Covey-Crump, Guillemette Laurens, Catherine Denly, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, John Potter Clay, Stephen Varcoe, Jennifer Smith, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella

2:58

Recitativo, "Signor quel infelice" (Proserpina)

Charles Medlam, Jennifer Smith, London Baroque, Helena Afonso, Mario Bolognesi, John Potter Clay, Catherine Denley, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Dame Emma Kirkby, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Guillemette Laurens, Stephen Varcoe, Nigel Rogers, Rogers Covey-Crump, Chiaroscuro

2:40

"Benché severo ed immutabil fato" (Plutone)

Charles Medlam, Stephen Varcoe, London Baroque, Mario Bolognesi, Helena Afonso, Catherine Denley, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Chiaroscuro, Dame Emma Kirkby, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Nigel Rogers, Jennifer Smith, Guillemette Laurens, Rogers Covey-Crump, John Potter Clay

1:56

"O degli habitator de l'ombre" (Spirito I, Spirito II)

Geoffrey Shaw, Charles Medlam, London Baroque, Terry Edwards, Mario Bolognesi, John Potter Clay, Stephen Varcoe, Dame Emma Kirkby, Catherine Denley, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Jennifer Smith, Nigel Rogers, Chiaroscuro, Guillemette Laurens, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Helena Afonso, Rogers Covey-Crump

1:09

"Quali grazie ti rendo" (Proserpina, Plutone)

Charles Medlam, Stephen Varcoe, London Baroque, Jennifer Smith, Mario Bolognesi, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Guillemette Laurens, Catherine Denly, Rogers Covey-Crump, Helena Afonso, John Potter Clay, Dame Emma Kirkby, Chiaroscuro, Nigel Rogers

1:37

"Pietade, oggi e amore" (Spiriti infernali)

Charles Medlam, Nigel Rogers, London Baroque, Chiaroscuro, Helena Afonso, Catherine Denley, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Stephen Varcoe, Dame Emma Kirkby, Mario Bolognesi, Guillemette Laurens, John Potter Clay, Rogers Covey-Crump, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Jennifer Smith

0:35

Ritornello - "Qual honor di te fia degno … Rott'hai la legge" (Orfeo, Spirito III)

Nigel Rogers, Geoffrey Shaw, London Baroque, Charles Medlam, John Potter Clay, Jennifer Smith, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Stephen Varcoe, Guillemette Laurens, Dame Emma Kirkby, Catherine Denly, Mario Bolognesi, Helena Afonso, Rogers Covey-Crump, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Chiaroscuro

3:13

"Ahi vista troppo dolce … Torna a l'ombre di morte … Dove te n' vai, mia vita?" (Euridice, Spirito IV, Orfeo)

Nigel Rogers, Patrizia Kwella, Terry Edwards, London Baroque, Charles Medlam, Mario Bolognesi, Stephen Varcoe, Theresa Caudle, Chiaroscuro, John Potter Clay, Dame Emma Kirkby, Helena Afonso, Guillemette Laurens, Rogers Covey-Crump, Jennifer Smith, Catherine Denley, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble

2:05

Sinfonia a 7 - Choro, "È la virtute un raggio" (Spiriti infernali) - Sinfonia a 7

London Baroque, Nigel Rogers, Charles Medlam, Chiaroscuro, Mario Bolognesi, Theresa Caudle, Guillemette Laurens, Patrizia Kwella, Helena Afonso, John Potter Clay, Jennifer Smith, Rogers Covey-Crump, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Dame Emma Kirkby, Catherine Denly, Stephen Varcoe

2:52

Ritornello - Recitativo, "Questi i campi di Tracia" (Orfeo, Eco)

Mario Bolognesi, Nigel Rogers, London Baroque, Charles Medlam, Helena Afonso, Theresa Caudle, Rogers Covey-Crump, Patrizia Kwella, John Potter Clay, Stephen Varcoe, Guillemette Laurens, Catherine Denley, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Chiaroscuro, Jennifer Smith, Dame Emma Kirkby

4:57

"Ma tu, anima mia" (Orfeo)

Nigel Rogers, Charles Medlam, London Baroque, John Potter Clay, Patrizia Kwella, Catherine Denley, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Mario Bolognesi, Stephen Varcoe, Rogers Covey-Crump, Guillemette Laurens, Theresa Caudle, Dame Emma Kirkby, Helena Afonso, Jennifer Smith, Chiaroscuro

3:04

Sinfonia - Recitativo, "Perch'a lo sdegno ed al dolor" (Apollo, Orfeo)

Nigel Rogers, Mario Bolognesi, Charles Medlam, London Baroque, Catherine Denly, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Dame Emma Kirkby, Jennifer Smith, John Potter Clay, Helena Afonso, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Rogers Covey-Crump, Guillemette Laurens, Chiaroscuro, Stephen Varcoe

5:14

Ritornello - Choro, "Vanne, Orfeo, felice e pieno" (Chorus)

London Baroque, Nigel Rogers, Charles Medlam, Helena Afonso, Stephen Varcoe, Guillemette Laurens, Chiaroscuro, Rogers Covey-Crump, Jennifer Smith, Mario Bolognesi, John Potter Clay, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Dame Emma Kirkby, Catherine Denly, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella

1:11

Moresca

London Baroque, Charles Medlam, Rogers Covey-Crump, Nigel Rogers, Chiaroscuro, Guillemette Laurens, Stephen Varcoe, Catherine Denley, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Mario Bolognesi, Jennifer Smith, Helena Afonso, Dame Emma Kirkby, John Potter Clay, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella

1:01

Claudio Monteverdi

Composer
Charles Medlam

Conductor
London Baroque

Ensemble, Baroque Quartet
Jennifer Smith

Soprano
Nigel Rogers

Vocals, Conductor, Tenor

Gerd Berg

Producer
Neville Boyling

Balance Engineer

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo

RECORD LABEL

Claudio Monteverdi

Charles Medlam

London Baroque

Jennifer Smith

Nigel Rogers

Production

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo

RECORD LABEL

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Production