The following discography for

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's opera '' Orfeo ed Euridice'' is mainly based on the research of Giuseppe Rossi, which appeared in the programme notes to the performance of the work at the 70th

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in 2007, under the title "Discografia – Christoph Willibald Gluck – Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Eurydice)". Rossi's data has been checked against the sources referenced in the notes. The discography gives the language of the recording as well as the version performed, although the recordings often mix different editions of the work or are even based on new ones created "from scratch." In the most significant cases, such mixed versions are described in detail. The term "

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" (which has no negative connotation in this context) has been used for recordings where the different versions are inextricably mixed.

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References

Notes Sources * Giudici, Elvio, ''L'opera in CD e video – Guida all'ascolto'', Milano, Il Saggiatore, 1995. * Jeremy Hayes, ''Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice – The 1774 Paris version'', essay published in 2010 by Decca Records in the booklet enclosed to Jesús Lópes-Cobos's 2008 recording (CD) * Patricia Howard (ed.), ''C.W. von Gluck: Orfeo'', Cambridge/New York/Melbourne, Cambridge University Press, 1981 (consulted edition: series "Cambridge Opera Handbooks" (paperback), 2010, ) * Arthur Hutchings, ''Gluck and Reform Opera'', essay published in 1970 by Decca Records in the booklet enclosed to Sir Georg Solti's 1969 recording (LP) * Sir

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, ''Berlioz: the best of both worlds'', in P. Howard (ed.), ''C.W. von Gluck: Orfeo'' (''op. cit.'', pp. 99–105) * Carlo Manfriani and Sara Bertelli (eds.), 70th

's Programme for the performances of ''Orfeo ed Euridice'', 2007 (Bologna, Edizioni Pendragon. ) * Matteo Marazzi, ''Backstage: La discografia di Orfeo e Euridice'',
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* Roberto Rossi, ''Discografia – Christoph Willibald Gluck – Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Eurydice)'', essay included in the 70th

's Programme for the performances of ''Orfeo ed Euridice'', 2007 (cf. above, C. Manfriani, pp. 60–71) {{Orpheus and Eurydice Opera discographies Operas by Christoph Willibald Gluck