Details

A classical tragedy of lacerating beauty and a celebration of the power of music to transform lives and even to transcend death itself, Orfeo ed Euridice, given its premiere in Vienna in 1762, was a milestone in operatic history. Gluck's score broke new ground with its insistence that music should reflect the intense emotions of the characters rather than serve as a vehicle for vacuous vocal display. Orfeo, is a mythic musician of antiquite, whose grief on the death of his wife Euridice is so profound that the gods, out of pity, allow him to descend to the Kingdom of Shades in order to restore her to life - on condition that during their journey back to the human world he should not look into Euridice's face. New Production. Sung in Italian with English titles. A collaboration between the Edinburgh International Festival, dance company Emio Greco I PC and Opera North. Running time approx. 1 hour 30 minutes.

Cast/Performers

Daniel Taylor (Orfeo), Isabel Monar (Euridice), Claire Ormshaw (Amore)

Creatives/Company

Music: Christoph Willibald Gluck
Lyrics: Ranieri de Calzabigi
Company: Opera North
Conductor: Nicholas Kok
Choreographer(s): Emio Greco, Pieter C. Scholten
Director(s): Emio Greco, Pieter C. Scholten
Design(s): Emio Greco, Pieter C. Scholten
Costume: Clifford Portier
Lighting: Henk Danner
Other: Joost Rekveld (video designer)