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   What happens in Orpheus & Eurydice?

   • Plot & More | ENO Gluck ‘s elegant eighteenth-century account of the Orpheus myth is filled with sublime melodies and numerous dance episodes. The gods agree to let Orpheus rescue his wife, Eurydice, from the underworld, but there is a catch.

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   Why did Gluck write Orpheus & Eurydice?

   • Premiere: Court Theatre (Burgtheater), Vienna, 1762. The myth of the musician Orpheus—who travels to the underworld to retrieve his dead wife, Eurydice—probes the deepest questions of desire, grief, and the power (and limits) of art. Gluck turned to this legend as the basis for a work as they were developing their ideas for a new kind of opera.

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   Who wrote Orpheus & Eurydice?

   • The ancient Greek myth of the demigod Orpheus and his wife, Eurydice, is more than 2,500 years old, but today we know it mostly through the Roman poets Virgil and Ovid. As is often the case with myths and other orally disseminated stories, the tale of Orpheus varies considerably between sources, yet the cornerstones of the myth are the following.

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   What was the first Orpheus opera?

   • Though historians disagree about what, exactly, was the very first opera, Claudio Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, first given in Mantua in February 1607, intertwined music and poetry in a way that brought the familiar Orpheus myth to life with a dramatic impact quite new to its audience. But the most famous of all Orpheus operas is Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice.

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   myth of Orpheus. Premiere. 5 October 1762. ( 1762-10-05) . Burgtheater, Vienna. Orfeo ed Euridice ( [orˈfɛ.o e.d‿ewˈri.di.t͡ʃe]; French: Orphée et Eurydice; English: Orpheus and Eurydice) is an opera composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck, based on the myth of Orpheus and set to a libretto by Ranieri de' Calzabigi.

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   The myth of the musician Orpheus—who travels to the underworld to retrieve his dead wife, Eurydice—probes the deepest questions of desire, grief, and the power (and limits) of art. Gluck turned to this legend as the basis for a work as they were developing their ideas for a new kind of opera.

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   Orpheus. A musician, engaged to Eurydice. Pronunciation: OR-fee-us Voice Type: baritone The Lowdown: A sensitive young man, Orpheus is obsessed with music and believes it has the power to heal everything, including his relationship. Father. Eurydice’s late father.

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   Jan 31, 2024 · Home. Opera Australia Season 2024. Orpheus & Eurydice. 12 - 31 January 2024. In the Joan Sutherland Theatre | Opera Australia and Sydney Festival | Opera. Journey to the underworld and back with the grieving Orpheus. This is opera like you’ve never seen before. Dates and times. Ticket pricing. On-sale information. Accessibility. Event information.

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   Nov 1, 2023 · 15 Feb–18 Feb 2025. Book now Find out more. Relaxed Programme. 5 Dec–30 Jan 2025. Discover Orpheus and Eurydice. Jump to. Teasers. Synopsis. Discover. Related. Gluck ‘s elegant eighteenth-century account of the Orpheus myth is filled with sublime melodies and numerous dance episodes.

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   Orfeo does not first appear with a heavily embellished aria to show off his voice, but with three simple yet heartrending repetitions of “Euridice!” sung over a moving choral lament. The story of the opera is told with a directness that was revolutionary.

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   Here’s everything you need to know about ENO’s production of Gluck’s Orpheus and Eurydice. It is an elegant account of the Orpheus myth by Christoph Willibald Gluck First composed in 1762, Gluck retells the famous Greek myth of Orpheus and his wife Eurydice.