A soul-stirring Orfeo ed Euridice as Bartoli commands Cremona’s stage

Cecilia Bartoli and Mélissa Petit

Les Musiciens du Prince and Il Canto di Orfeo

By Laura Servidei, 13 June 2025

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“uncovered the raw emotional power of Gluck’s score”

Reviewed at Teatro Ponchielli, Cremona on 11 June 2025

Gluck, Orfeo ed Euridice (1769 Parma version)

Gianluca Capuano, Conductor

Les Musiciens du Prince – Monaco

Il Canto di Orfeo

Cecilia Bartoli, Orfeo

Mélissa Petit, Euridice, Amore

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Laura Servidei

Mathematician, science nerd, translator of popular science books, obsessed opera fan since the teen years. Day job: business analyst in a software house developing systems for the financial industry. Amateur choral singer. Main musical interests: baroque music and Italian opera. Originally from Italy, currently based in Sweden. I make a mean eggplant parmesan.

A soul-stirring Orfeo ed Euridice as Cecilia Bartoli commands Cremona’s stage