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Watching: Harnoncourt performs Monteverdi's “L'Orfeo” - Opera Great moments in music

0.0•2025-01-01•103 min

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In Zurich, conductor Nikolas Harnoncourt realizes his vision of reviving the work of opera pioneer Claudio Monteverdi using historical performance practices, brilliantly staged by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle. The Monteverdi cycle brings the composer and his operas back into the public consciousness. In 1978, L’Orfeo is recorded on film.