MONTEVERDI

L’orfeo

Emanuela Galli, Mirko Guadagnini; La Venexiana/claudio Cavina Glossa GCD 920941 (2006) 114:52 mins (2 discs)

Originally recorded for the opera’s 400th anniversary, this performance is erudite, subtle and moving. Pungent sonorities set voices in sharp relief. Unlike with many reissues, the liner notes include the libretto.