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:
GluckLyrics:
de CalzabigiDirector(s):
Hofesh Shechter (co-director),
John Fulljames (co-director)
Conductor:
John Eliot GardinerChoreographer:
Hofesh ShechterDesign:
Conor MurphyLighting:
Lee CurranCompany(s):
English Baroque Soloists,
Monteverdi Choir