Anne Sofie Von Otter&Barbara Hendricks-Gluck"Orphée et Eurydice"Viens,Viens Eurydice, suis-moi

C.W. Gluck
"Orphée et Eurydice" 1859 Berlioz Version
"Viens, Viens Euridice suis-moi"
Anne Sofie Von Otter - Orphée
Barbara Hendricks - Euridice
John Eliot Gardiner - Conductor
Orchestre de l'Opera de Lyon
Paintings/sculptures (after titles):

1. Auguste Rodin? (1840 -1917)
2. Auguste Rodin (1840 -1917)
3. Auguste Rodin (1840 -1917)
4. Eugène Delacroix (1798 -1863)
5. Louis Ducis (1775 -1847)
6. Jean Raoux (1677--1734)
7. Auguste Rodin? (1840 -1917)
8. Peter Paul Rubens (1577 - 1640)
9. Johann August Nahl the Younger (1752-1825)
10. Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot (1796 -- 1875 )

~ Orphée (Orpheus)~
In Greek mythology, Orpheus was a musician who sang and played so beautifully that even animals, rocks, and trees danced to his tunes. He was the son of Calliope, the Muse of epic poetry, and of the god Apollo. It was Apollo who gave Orpheus his first lyre, the instrument that he always played.
Orpheus accompanied Jason* and the Argonauts on their quest for the Golden Fleece* and used his music several times to ease their journey. On one occasion, he calmed the sea with his playing; another time, he saved the Argonauts from the deadly Sirens by playing so loudly that they could not hear the Sirens' songs. He also stopped the Argonauts from quarreling with a song about the origins of the universe.
Orpheus fell in love with the nymph Eurydice. Shortly after their marriage, Eurydice was bitten by a snake and died. The grieving Orpheus refused to play or sing for a long time. Finally he decided to go to the underworld to find Eurydice. His playing enchanted Charon, the ferryman who carried the souls of the dead across the river Styx into the underworld. Charon agreed to take Orpheus across the river, even though he was not dead. Orpheus's music also tamed Cerberus, the monstrous three-headed dog who guarded the gates of the underworld. Even Hades and Persephone, king and queen of the underworld, could not resist his playing. They agreed to let him take Eurydice back to earth—on one condition. He was not to look back at her until they had both reached the surface. Orpheus led his wife from the underworld, and when he reached the surface, he was so overjoyed that he looked back to share the moment with Eurydice. Immediately she disappeared into the underworld.
Orpheus spent the rest of his life grieving for his lost wife. In time his grief infuriated the Maenads, a group of women who worshiped the god Dionysus. To punish Orpheus for neglecting their attentions, they tore him to pieces. The Muses gathered up the pieces of his body and buried them, but the Maenads threw his head and his lyre into the river Hebrus. The head continued to sing, and the lyre continued to play, and both eventually floated down to the sea, finally coming to rest on the island of Lesbos. The head became an oracle that rivaled the oracle to Apollo at Delphi. The gods placed the lyre in the heavens as a constellation.

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[ceb2633]

Absolutely amazing, as usual, Satoko; the beautiful Gluck and amazing statuary.  Thanks for this treat.

xxClaudia

[giasone85]

A really great video..the statues seems they are singing an eternal melody. What a wonderful combination! Really! Thanks Satoko! I listen it every day:)

Lorenzo Mariani

[Kievest]

A stunning & ardent performance, vividly evocative & breathing life into the mythic imagination of this sublime& timeless music. Both artists interact

in convincing fashion the realized expression of their sexual roles...ASVO's

warmly modulated & masculine intoned voice ebbs & flows with

Hendricks" powerful but feminine persona as Euridice. Their chemistry makes

sparks just as in your exquisitely chosen sculptures & paintings. Two sides

of the same coin, but one glorious whole! TY Satoko!!

[IsisSlovenska]

Bravo Satoko, BELLISSIMO!!!!!

tanto amore isis

[Fjesilva]

Hello, Satoko.

Thanks for the video. Duo nice and very beautiful images of the myth of Orpheus.

Best wishes.

[cuoylyf]

BRAVO SATOKO!!!

Very beautiful job! Congratulations LOVE Isis

[MrGunterguerrero]

Marvellous posting...as ever !

[sfkcbf]

A great, enjoyable opera, and captivating images to go with this video. This "Orphée" definitely has, of course, a very feminine voice and a 20th-century vocal technique which results in a sound that could be mistaken for two sisters singing together. I have heard live a very few female singers whose timbre and vocal focus more closely resemble the masculine.

[hordmos1]

divine music ... i enjoyed it a lot

[PhillipLWilcher]

Stunning!

Beautiful images which complement the music so well.

Eternal.....