Based on Gluck's masterpiece and performed entirely on location in and around the environs of the Baroque Theatre at the Cesky Krumlov Castle in the Czech Republic; it's an opera production designed specifically for the film with outstanding sets and production values. Countertenor Bejun Mehta sings the role of the torn main character and acts as an artistic advisor, making for an involving and impeccably performed opera.
Cast
Bejun Mehta
Orfeo
Eva Liebau
Euridice
Regula Mühlemann
Amore
Václav Luks
Self - Conductor
Alena Hellerová
Chorus (soprano)
Kamila Zbořilová
Chorus (soprano)
Marta Fadljevičová
Chorus (alto)
Lucie Karafiátová
Chorus (alto)
Václav Čížek
Chorus (tenor)
Čeněk Svoboda
Chorus (tenor)
Roman Hoza
Chorus (bass)
Lukáš Zeman
Chorus (bass)
Lukáš Homola
Dancer
Tereza Lenerová-Hradilková
Dancer
Jan Malík
Dancer
Lotte Nouwkens
Dancer
Martin Vraný
Dancer
Berrak Yedek
Dancer
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Self - Composer
Crew
Ondřej Havelka
Director
Raniero de Calzabigi
Writer
Jan Malíř
Director of Photography
Herbert G. Kloiber
Producer
Jana Zbořilová
Costume Design
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Original Music Composer
Andreas Neubronner
Music Director
Helena Zemanová
Musician
Pablo Kornfeld
Musician
Zdeněk Flemming
Set Designer
Andrea Miltnerová
Choreographer
Václav Luks
Conductor