The tragic story of Orpheus made the Furies weep, and touched the heart of the god of the underworld. This week's show tells the tale of Orpheus and Eurydice with music by Pesenti, Cara, and Tromboncino, performed by the Huelgas Ensemble, plus readings from Ovid's Metamorphoses. 

Claudio Monteverdi: Prologue from ‘L’Orfeo.’ Performed by Le Concert des Nations.

Bartolomeo Tromboncino: Introdutto. Performed by Huelgas Ensemble.

Anon.: Silenzio! Udite!. Performed by Huelgas Ensemble.

Anon.: Udite, selve mie dolce parole. Performed by Huelgas Ensemble.

Filippo de Lurano: Intromessa. Performed by Huelgas Ensemble.

Michele Pesenti: O meos longum. Performed by Huelgas Ensemble.

Bartolomeo Tromboncino: O Regnator di tutte. Performed by Huelgas Ensemble.

Marco Cara: Dialogue between Orpheus and Euridice. Performed by Huelgas Ensemble.

Jóhann Jóhannsson: Orphic Hymn. Performed by Theatre of Voices.

Anon.: Intromessa. Performed by Huelgas Ensemble.

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