L'Anima Del Filosofo or Orfeo Ed Euridice

Archive Listings for L'Anima Del Filosofo or Orfeo Ed Euridice

T01677254506 (ROYALOP01) New Production. Sung in Italian with English surtitles. Running time 2 hours 15 minutes.Company Royal Opera. Conductor Christopher Hogwood. Director Jurgen Flimm. Design George Tsypin. Costume Florence von Gerkan. Choreographer Catharina Luhr. Performer Cecilia Bartoli (Euridice). Performer Roberto Sacca (Orfeo). Performer Gerald Finley (Creonte). Performer Brindley Sherratt (Plutone/Corista).

15 Oct 01 to 31 Oct 01

Royal Opera House, West End :: V377 listing details L0777982424

Details

Opera or Operetta :: A fascinating, tragic counterpart to Gluck's famous version of the Greek legend of lost love, Haydn's opera begins with Euridice in despair meeting Orpheus who saves her life with his beautiful singing. Their marriage is blessed by her father Creon, but when Euridice dies, the force of Orpheus's love leads him to descend to the underworld to bring her back to life.

Music

Joseph Haydn