Orfeo Ed Euridice

Orfeo Ed Euridice

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Jul 6, 1991

Runtime

1h 23m

Genres

Music

Original Title

Orfeo Ed Euridice

Director

Harry Kupfer

Description

Performed live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Gluck's opera in three acts is conducted by Hartmut Haenchen. Performers include Jochen Kowalski, Gillian Webster and Jeremy Budd, alongside the Royal Opera Chorus and Orchestra. When Orpheus mourns for his late wife Eurydice, the god Cupid offers him the chance to descend into the underworld and lead her back to the land of the living, on the condition that he does not look at her face. He sets out on his journey, but his path to the Elysian Fields is blocked by the fierce Furies.