Orfeo Ed Euridice: Glyndebourne Festival Opera (Raymond Leppard) (1982)

The great British contralto Dame Janet Baker gave her very last stage appearance in Peter Hall's acclaimed production of Orfeo ed Euridice for Glyndebourne Festival Opera, filmed in 1982. This is one her most famous roles and she gives a most moving portrayel of Orfeo, the grieving musician of Greek myth, who tries to bring his wife back form the depths of Hades. Elisabeth Speiser is Euridice and Elizabeth Gale is Amor, with first-rate singing from the Glyndebourne Chorus. The London Philharmonic is conducted by Raymond Leppard, who shapes Gluck's beautiful masterpiece with powerful dramatic sense.