"This new release, conducted by Stefan Plewniak, replaces Jacobs as my reference. The countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński, who exudes genuine passion without ever sounding exaggerated or striving for effect, portrays a lovelorn Orfeo ... Elsa Dreisig's fervid, beautiful 'Qual vita è questa mai - Che fiero momento!' leaves no doubt that Euridice's entreaties for Orfeo to look at her are irresistible. Fatma Said gives Amore a flirtatious, ingratiating personality ... The choir and orchestra of Il Giardino d'Amore, conducted by Plewniak, play and sing immaculately with panache and verve ... Orliński states that it has been his long-standing dream to record this role. This recording is a triumph for him and, taken as a whole, a standard against which other interpretations of Orfeo ed Euridice must be measured"