Posted by Ceinz on April 03, 19101 at 12:53:54:

In Reply to: Orfeo ed Euridice parts posted by Frances Ann Cook on November 28, 19100 at 21:49:34:

: Is there a musical or historic reason why the parts of the title characters are BOTH sung by women? This was the case in the selection played for our HS freshman Fine Art cl recently.
: Needless to say, the teacher wasn't prepared for the kids' questions.

Yes there is a reson. Gluck wrote Orfeo part for a Castrato, put during his opera reform, he was very eager to have a performance in Paris he changed the part to a male alto and then to a female sapranno

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