ALEX MEETH
"Orfeo ed Euridice" | The Metropolitan Opera
Thu, May 16
|Metropolitan Opera House
Christian Curnyn makes his Met debut conducting Gluck’s sublime setting of the ancient tale, enlivened by exuberant choreography from the legendary Mark Morris and featuring members of his renowned dance group.
Time & Location
May 16, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:10 PM
Metropolitan Opera House, 30 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023, USA
About the event
"The myth of the musician Orpheus—who travels to the underworld to retrieve his dead wife, Eurydice—probes the deepest questions of desire, grief, and the power (and limits) of art. Gluck turned to this legend as the basis for a work as they were developing their ideas for a new kind of opera. Disillusioned with the inflexible forms of the genre as they existed at the time, the composer sought to reform the operatic stage with a visionary and seamless union of music, poetry, and dance." - (from Met Opera website)