Orff

Two legendary choral works are tackled by conductor Seiji Ozawa in this release. Orff's "Carmina Burana" is first up, offering a fascinating mixture of up-tempo songs about life, rendered in a medieval style. Beethoven's "Symphony No. 9" is ...

The Deutsche Opera Berlin and Christian Thielemann present "Carmina Burana," digitally remastered for the DVD-Audio format to provide an entirely fresh perspective on this stunning piece of music. Also included are photo galleries, interviews, ...

The renowned conductor of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra changes gears by leading London's equivalent. This highly acclaimed 1992 recording of CARMINA BURANA also features soprano Sumi Jo and the London Philharmonic Choir. Rereleased here ...

20th Century German composer Carl Orff's 1937 dramatic cantata Carmina Burana receives a New Year production from the Berlin Philharmonic in this classical release, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. The program also features interpretations of ...

Closed Captioned; Standard Screen; Soundtrack English; Import.

ORFEU, from Brazilian director Carlos Diegues, is a new interpretation of the Orpheus myth about a musician who abandons his lover to follow the flow of the Rio de Janeiro Carnival. The film is an adaptation of the play by Vinicius de Moraes. ...

Written and directed by Cocteau, this allegorical film retells the legend of Orpheus in a contemporary setting. Orphee (Marais) is a successful Parisian poet, whom--despite popular acclaim--feels isolated and uninspired. When his wife Eurydice ...