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Orfeo ed Euridice
Opera in Three Acts
Music by Christoph Willibald Gluck
Libretto by Ranieri de’Calzabigi
World Premiere: Vienna, Burgtheater, October 5, 1762
U.S. Premiere: Academy of Music, New York, 1863
Metropolitan Opera Premiere: Boston, Massachusettes, April 11, 1885
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THE CAST
Euridice: Lisa Milne
Amor: Heidi Grant Murphy
Orfeo: David Daniels
Conductor: James Levine
THE CHARACTERS
Orfeo - (Contralto) Grief-stricken as the lose of his wife, Euridice, he is granted permission by the gods to journey to the realm of the dead and bring her back to life.
Euridice – (Soprano) Orfeo’s wife who doubts her husband’s love as he struggles to free her from the dead.
Amore – (Soprano) The goddess of love who allows Orfeo to prove that love is stronger than death.
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