Details

Orpheus descends into Hell on a journey to the extremes of human emotion to reclaim his beloved Eurydice. The poignancy of bereavement is threaded through Gluck's version of the Orpheus legend, but love triumphs over death and the opera ends with a life-affirming hymn of joy.

Cast/Performers

Juan Diego Florez (Orphee - not Sep 28), Michele Angelini (Orphee Sep 28), Lucy Crowe (Eurydice), Amanda Forsythe (Amour)

Creatives/Company

Music: Gluck
Lyrics: de Calzabigi
Director(s): Hofesh Shechter (co-director), John Fulljames (co-director)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Choreographer: Hofesh Shechter
Design: Conor Murphy
Lighting: Lee Curran
Company(s): English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir

Orpheus and Eurydice

Orpheus and Eurydice (Opera or Operetta) production archive for QTIX code T393647766. Details of all Orpheus and Eurydice archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S2043

Archive Listings

14 Sep 15
to
3 Oct 15

Royal Opera House
West End, Greater London
Performance Details => Venue archive

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