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Orphée et Eurydice

Orphée et Eurydice
NR 2 hr 22 minMusic
Live from Munich October 2003 A husband laments the death of his wife He follows her to the underworld and finds her there But he is forbidden to look at her He does it anyway Has he now lost her forever Or will the gods hearts be moved by this loving human glance In 1762 Gluck put the quietus on the artificiality of baroque opera with this work from then on the human element took center stage
DirectorsFelix BreisachAmir HosseinpourNigel Lowery
WritersPierre-Louis MolineRaniero de Calzabigi

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Original Language:French