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Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 41, Act 3 Scene 1: Duo, "Viens, suis un époux qui t'adore" (Orphée, Eurydice) by Barbara Hendricks album cover

Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 41, Act 3 Scene 1: Duo, "Viens, suis un époux qui t'adore" (Orphée, Eurydice)

by Barbara Hendricks

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About "Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 41, Act 3 Scene 1: Duo, "Viens, suis un époux qui t'adore" (Orphée, Eurydice)" by Barbara Hendricks

A duet poised on the edge of a chasm: Orpheus pleads, Eurydice falters. Hendricks’ soprano glows with Baroque restraint, each phrase a fragile thread pulling toward doom. The orchestra shimmers like torchlight in a cave, tension between adoration and doubt thickening the air.