Orfeo Chaman / Christina Pluhar, L'arpeggiata

Nahuel Pennisi (Orfeo), Luciana Mancini (Eurídice), Vincenzo Capezzuto (Butes, Nahual), Emiliano Gonzalez (Toro Aristeo) & Christina Pluhar (theorbo & direction) L’Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar

A unique retelling of the Orpheus myth drawing on Baroque music and folksongs from South America to Sicily, with a real-life Orfeo – the blind Argentinean singer-guitarist Nahuel Pennisi – in the title role. The resulting opera composed and arranged by Christina Pluhar reveals the mysterious shamanic side of the legendary musician who ventures into the underworld for love. The limited edition version of the album is accompanied by a bonus DVD: the complete filmed performance of the vibrantly staged opera at the Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo, Bogotá, Colombia.

Price: $22.98