ADAM, A.: Orfa [Ballet] (concert performance, 2022) (Sofia Philharmonic, Salvi)
Orfa
Composer: Adam, Adolphe
Harp: Trichkova, Vesela
Violin: Hristova, Kalina
Orchestra: Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Salvi, Dario
Date of Production: 16-04-2022
Venue: Bulgaria Hall, Sofia
Playing Time: 01:36:28
Catalogue Number: NVF1401
UPC: 730099640114
Orfa was Adolphe Adam's penultimate ballet, with an intriguing scenario based on Nordic mythology. It shares analogies with Hesiod's Theogony and Wagner's Ring cycle in depicting the struggle between the older gods (Loki) and younger gods (Odin). Full of archetypal Romantic elements, Orfa was mounted with the lavish stage spectacle for which the Paris Opera was famous, and featured Fanny Cerrito in the title role. Adam's writing shows increasingly vivid orchestral imagination, drama and tonal colour, with roles for several instrumental soloists. This world premiere recording uses a new edition copied from Adam's original manuscript score held at the Bibliotheque nationale de France.
