Dionysian and Apollonian: René Jacobs conducts L'Orfeo in Berlin

By Elena Luporini, 20 February 2024

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“no marriage between a legendary poet and a nymph could have sounded more serene and festive”

Reviewed at Philharmonie: Großer Saal, Berlin on 18 February 2024

Monteverdi, L'Orfeo (Orpheus), SV318

René Jacobs, Conductor

Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

Zürcher Sing-Akademie

Yannick Debus, Orfeo

Isabel Pfefferkorn, Euridice

Olivia Vermeulen, La musica, La messaggiera

Eva Zaïcik, Mezzo-soprano

Nikolay Borchev, Baritone

Raffaele Pe, Countertenor

Neal Davies, Bass

Nicolas Brooymans, Bass

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Elena Luporini

After completing their Master's degree in Musicology in Rome, Elena has now moved to Berlin to dedicate themselves to more things musical. With a publication on Béla Bartók and a seminar at the Humboldt-Universität underway, their interests mostly veer toward 20th-century opera, with some forays into queer musicology. Some of their latest undertakings also include oboe lessons, stencil-making and tea-making.