Amour the messenger of the gods tells Orpheus that he may descend to the underworld and return with Eurydice His singing has the power to appease the Furies and animate the blessed Shadows Yet his ...

Grammy-winning countertenor Iestyn Davies will perform as Orpheus, with Australian soprano Samantha Clarke taking the roles of Eurydice and Amore. Laurence Cummings conducts, bringing together ...

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 ...

The Edinburgh International Festival has announced its 2025 theme and initial performances, featuring a diverse lineup of ...

Orfeo ed Euridice, the opera in which Orpheus placates the Furies with his lyre to rescue his beloved, exists on many recordings in at least two versions. In Gluck ...

The myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, as imagined by composer Christoph Willibald Gluck for his groundbreaking 1762 opera, will return to the Israeli Opera next Monday with a fresh vision by Yehezkel ...