ORPHEO VISITED THE MORAVIAN-SILESIAN REGION

At the end of June, the audience at four remarkable places in the Moravian-Silesian region had the opportunity to see a performance of Claudio Monteverdi’s early baroque opera L’ORFEO. Twice in Hukvaldy – in the Leoš Janáček Primary School’s social hall and outside in the castle’s motta. And also twice in Ostrava – in Divadlo 12 and the courtyard of Poruba Castle.

The performance was organized by Eurofilmfest with the financial support of the European Executive Agency for Education and Culture (EACEA), the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic and the Moravian-Silesian Region. Conductor Oliver Dohnányi led the musical staging and orchestra, Ilja Racek Jr. directed the performance. The legend of Orpheus and his descent into Hades was performed by the winners of the Let’s Sing Opera Competition. Choral parts of nymphs and shepherds were sung by children from the Opera Studio of the Moravian-Silesian National Theatre, together with pupils of Leoš Janáček elementary schools in Hukvaldy and Opava on Vrchní street.

Cast (in alphabetical order):
Boyajiev Dennis (baritone, Bulgaria) Plutone, choir bass part
Busia Enrico (tenor, Italy) Orfeo
Gianni Giulia (soprano, Italy) Proserpina, La Ninfa
Graziani Lavinia (soprano, Italy) Proserpina, Euridice
Choe Hee Sun (soprano, South Korea) La Musica, La Ninfa
Jankowski Bartosz (tenor, Poland) Orfeo, Pastore
Otahara Yo (soprano, Italy) La Speranza, Messagera
Sozio Luca (bass, Italy) Charon
Spanou Ioulia (mezzo-soprano, Greece) La Speranza, Messagera
Sykioti Vivi (soprano, Greece) La Musica, Proserpina
Iva Táborská (mezzo-soprano, Czech Republic) Euridice, La Ninfa
Tejkal Jan (tenor, Czech Republic) Pastore 2, Apollo
Vardanov Davit (countertenor, Austria) Pastore 2

Orchestra:
Liberda Vladimír 1st violin, viola
Kitchen Hana 2nd violin
Blahutová Jana 2nd violin
Mariusz Danel viola
Nosek Daniel cello
Hájková Jana harpsichord