''Euridice'' is an
opera in a prologue and one act by the
Italian composer
Giulio Caccini. The
libretto
A libretto (Italian for "booklet") is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or Musical theatre, musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to the t ...
, by
Ottavio Rinuccini, had
already been set by Caccini's rival
Jacopo Peri in 1600. Caccini's version of ''Euridice'' was first performed at the
Pitti Palace, Florence, on 5 December 1602. Caccini hurriedly prepared the score for the press and published it six weeks before Peri's version appeared.
Roles
Synopsis
The opera follows the myth of
Orpheus and Eurydice quite closely, except that it has a happy ending since Orpheus succeeds in rescuing Eurydice from the underworld through the power of his music.
Recordings
*''Euridice'' Soloists, Rennes Chorus and Orchestra, conducted by Rodrigo de Zayas (Arion, 1980)
*''L'Euridice'' Scherzi Musicali,
Nicolas Achten
Nicolas Achten (born 25 September 1985, in Brussels) is a Belgian conductor, singer, lutenist, and harpist mainly working in historically informed performance.
Achten is a visiting professor at the University of East Anglia
The Universi ...
(Ricercar, 2008)
"Giulio Caccini – ''L'Euridice''"
Scherzi Musicali (notes)
References
Further reading
*''The Viking Opera Guide'', ed. Amanda Holden (Viking, 1993)
Del Teatro (in Italian)
*''The Oxford Illustrated History of Opera'' ed. Parker (Oxford University Press, 1994)
External links
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Italian-language operas
Pastoral operas
1602 operas
Operas by Giulio Caccini
Operas
Operas about Orpheus
Operas based on Metamorphoses