L'Orfeo backdrop

L'Orfeo

Directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle

Starring Philippe Huttenlocher, Dietlinde Turban

Live performance, part of Monteverdi cycle staged by Oper Zürich with Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting the Zürich Opera House Monteverdi Ensemble. Staged and directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle. Filmed 28 March – 20 April 1978 in Vienna, sound recorded 1 – 25 December 1977 in Zürich.