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Eurydice THE MET: LIVE IN HD OPERA

 Eurydice —The Met Opera’s production  In Live in HD Opera —is stunning. 

There is so much to say for the cast:  the amazing Erin Morley as Eurydice, Barry Banks  properly evil as  Hades, Nathan Berg  as her beloved father, Josha Hopkins as her lover/husband as Orpheus one.  Sticking by his side is his musical self, countertenor  (and breakdancer) Jakub Józef Orliński,


The Three Stones —Chad Shelton, Ronnita Miller and Stacey Tappan—are an updated but essential addition to the  classic story. 


Sarah Ruhl wrote the play, Mary Zimmerman the staging, Jakub Józef Orliński conducts. 


Matthew Aucoin, the  31 year old composer now joins the Who’s Who list  of composers who have  written about Orphesus.  ( He  has a new book, The Impossible Art: Adventures in Opera.)


About Eurydice, there is no connect with any possible divine or  historical character. She was born in stories that became poems and music, always in her relationship to Orpheus who after his beloved Eurydice dies,  will continue to sing. 


But there is something about this opera besides the brilliance of its creators and performers, and that is  the focus on  Eurydice and her side story, her choices,  that something that we share as humans the drama in this music of love and death


A timeless theme in a modern opera Eurydice  — a stunning experience !


WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE OPERA AND THE SEASON


https://www.metopera.org/season/in-cinemas/2021-22-season/eurydice-live-in-hd/?utm_source=1121EurydiceHD&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2122_ss&utm_content=version_A


Fathom Opera Information and tickets:

https://www.fathomevents.com/series/the-met-live-in-hd


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