The Metropolitan Opera
Orfeo ed Euridice
CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK
- ESTIMATED RUN TIME: 1 HRS 30 MINS, 0 intermission
- SUNG IN ITALIAN
- photo credit: / Met Opera
Mark Morris’s spirited take on the ancient Orpheus myth stars mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton as Orfeo, the grieving lover on a quest through the underworld. Soprano Hei-Kyung Hong sings the plaintive Euridice. Mark Wigglesworth conducts Gluck’s elegant score, a pinnacle of the Baroque repertoire.
You can download performance programs, read the opera synopsis and watch performance videos at:
https://www.metopera.org/Season/Radio/Saturday-Matinee-Broadcasts/
CAST:
CONDUCTOR
Mark Wigglesworth
