Orfeo ed Euridice (London) | Longborough Festival Opera at Greenwood Theatre, London on Friday 4th August 2017

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Orfeo ed Euridice (London) | Longborough Festival Opera

Part of the Longborough Festival Opera 2017

Add to my Calendar 04-08-2017 19:00 04-08-2017 21:00 36 Orfeo ed Euridice (London) | Longborough Festival Opera Orfeo ed Euridice is based on the tale of Orpheus, one of the most famous and beloved Greek myths, and features some of Gluck’s best known pieces of music including the ‘Dance of the Blessed Spirits’ and ‘Che farò senza Euridice’. Marking the composer’s attempt to reform the complex plots and music of baroque opera, Orfeo ed Euridice reconnected the music with the drama. Its underground rescue-mission plot influenced many works that followed, including Fidelio and The Magic Flute. This new production from director Maria Jagusz and designer Richard Studer (Jenůfa, Longborough 2016) is Longborough's Young Artist Production for 2017 – in which emerging singers and players unite in an important early step towards stardom. This production of Orfeo ed Euridice takes place at King's College London's Greenwood Theatre. Longborough Festival Opera 2017 includes Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, Beethoven’s Fidelio, Mozart’s The Magic Flute and Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice. Greenwood Theatre, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Greenwood Theatre
55 Weston Street
Southwark
London
SE1 3RA
England

Friday 4th August 2017
7:00 PM

Programme

Christoph Willibald Gluck – Orfeo ed Euridice

Performers

Hanna-Liisa Kirchin – mezzo-soprano
Nazan Fikret – soprano
Jeremy Silver – Conductor
Maria Jagusz – Director

Longborough Festival Opera

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Programme Note

Orfeo ed Euridice is based on the tale of Orpheus, one of the most famous and beloved Greek myths, and features some of Gluck’s best known pieces of music including the ‘Dance of the Blessed Spirits’ and ‘Che farò senza Euridice’.

Marking the composer’s attempt to reform the complex plots and music of baroque opera, Orfeo ed Euridice reconnected the music with the drama. Its underground rescue-mission plot influenced many works that followed, including Fidelio and The Magic Flute.

This new production from director Maria Jagusz and designer Richard Studer (Jenůfa, Longborough 2016) is Longborough's Young Artist Production for 2017 – in which emerging singers and players unite in an important early step towards stardom.

This production of Orfeo ed Euridice takes place at King's College London's Greenwood Theatre.

Longborough Festival Opera 2017 includes Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, Beethoven’s Fidelio, Mozart’s The Magic Flute and Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice.

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