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