Eurydice
A woman, stuck in the monotony of her daily life, remembers the love that got away.
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A woman, stuck in the monotony of her daily life, remembers the love that got away.
Opera in three acts by Christoph Willibald Gluck, Hector Berlioz's version (1859)
Retelling one of the most famous Greek myths, Orpheus and Eurydice is considered the ultimate tragic love story. Orpheus, believed to be the son of Apollo, fell in love with beautiful Eurydice. However, their love was no
Romeo Castellucci's production of Christoph Willibald Gluck's mythic opera. Concurrently via projected text, we learn the story of Els, a bedridden woman with locked-in syndrome, conscious but near-completely paralyzed.
Lost in a snowy wasteland, a wandering soldier gets the sinking feeling that she is being followed.
A present body with ancestral memories walks through a desolate landscape. Who was? Who is it? Who do you want to be? Eurydice - Ευρυδικη reinterprets the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice to narrate the part that has never b
A story based on the greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.
In a modern retelling of Orpheus and Eurydice, a musician ventures into the underworld to save their defiant partner from Hades. As they battle for their life, they must choose between their love and the fight for freedo
An urban, techno spin on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.
The opera-film, as opposed to Gluck's Vienna version, is a recollection of the ancient tragic Greek myth. Orpheus, who is able to defeat Hades with the power of art, is unable to conquer his own human defects. Amor is sy
In this classic myth of unwavering love that celebrates the transcendent power of music, Orpheus descends to the land of shadows to rescue his bride Eurydice. His music charms its gatekeepers, and the gods allow Eurydice
A ghost peels off the wall of the London Underground.
I usually don't like classic operas with modernized production and costumes. This one is an exception. The modernized twist is made to fit the story very well and makes watching this opera very enjoyable. Alagna as Orphe
Live from Munich, October 2003. A husband laments the death of his wife. He follows her to the underworld and finds her there. But he is forbidden to look at her. He does it anyway! Has he now lost her forever? Or will t
A “Puppetoon” style retelling of the tragic tale of Orpheus and his lost love. It features a very vivid rendering of the Underworld, with Hades and Persephone represented as strange iconic totems.
This work is a retelling of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice in the style of a Greek vase. When his wife Eurydice dies, Orpheus descends into Hell and by charming the gods of the Underworld with his singing wins Eurydice
The Ballet de l'Opera National de Paris mounted this production of the late Pina Bausch's dance-opera Orpheus und Eurydike, which Bausch had adapted from composer Christoph Willibald-Gluck and Ranieri de' Calzabigi's 176
Commissioned by Opera North, the Brothers Quay created the installation and film 'She, So Beloved' inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke’s poem ‘Orpheus. Eurydice. Hermes.’ The Orfeo myth is re-told through a combination of ar