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 Edinburgh International Festival has revealed the first details of its 2025 event taking place from 1st to 24th  August ...

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

And so it proved. In the intimate auditorium of Toulouse’s attractive Théâtre du Capitole, Gluck’s music sounded wonderfully alive and elegant, with Savall drawing out the pace and drama of both ...

Credit: A. Bartsiokas. The fate of Philip II, Arrhidaeus, and Adea Eurydice According to historian Arrianus and philosopher Plutarch, the bodyguard of Philip II, Pausanias, assassinated him only a few ...

Opening night of the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Osvaldo Golijov’s first opera, Ainadamar, was showstopping from its opening strains. Dynamic soprano Angel Blue, in the lead role as ...

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 ...

When the myth about Eurydice is told it’s really the story of Orpheus: how he falls in love with her, how devasted he is when she gets bitten by a snake and dies, and how he goes to the underworld and ...

"Louise Gluck's poetry gives voice to our untrusting ... such as Persephone and Eurydice, who are often the victims of betrayal. Her debut book, released in 1968, was titled Firstborn and was ...