The opera itself contains many ballet numbers, so the dance element makes sense. And McGregor resists the temptation to have his troupe – 14 dancers in all – on stage throughout, instead focussing his ...

The Dallas Opera is presenting Christoph Willibald Gluck’s famous 1762 opera, “Orpheus and Eurydice,” for the first time. In this production, director Joachim Schamberger has reimagined the staging to ...

It’s a tale familiar from Virgil and Ovid. The beautiful Eurydice, newly married to the musician Orpheus, is killed by a snakebite. Overcome with grief, Orpheus descends to Hades to bring her back to ...

In this May 10, 2012 photo provided by the New York City Opera, Nicholas Pallesen is in the role of Pluto, with Catherine Miller as Thanatos at a dress rehearsal of the New York City Opera's Orpheus, ...

Opera À La Carte San Diego, which made its debut in May 2024 with an intimate East Village production of Puccini’s “La bohème,” will return later this month with an opera that has never been stage in ...

Music Theatre of Connecticut and Norwalk Symphony Orchestra will present Ricky Ian Gordon’s Orpheus and Euridice as part of their Chamber Series for the 24/25 season. This mesmerizing fusion of ...

The Edinburgh International Festival has announced its first performances for the 2025 season, running from 1 to 24 August, under the theme “The Truth We Seek.” The festival’s opera lineup includes a ...

Orpheus and Eurydice, those doomed lovers of Greek mythology, have long been the fodder of great opera composers, beginning with Claudio Monteverdi in 1607. Gluck's version, which premiered in 1762, ...