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Eurydice
Title
Eurydice / Matthew Aucoin.
Publication
[New York, New York] : [Metropolitan Opera], [2021]
Physical Description
1 online resource (1 video file (2 hr., 22 min., 31 sec.)) : sound, color
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Sung in English.
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Summary
The myth of Orpheus--who takes a perilous quest into the Underworld to rescue his beloved, Eurydice, only to lose her a second time on their trip back to the land of the living--has inspired operatic composers for centuries. During the 2021-22 season, the Met unveiled an inventive new take on this classic tale from American composer Matthew Aucoin, who worked with playwright Sarah Ruhl to reimagine the story from the heroine's point of view. In this spellbinding Live in HD transmission, soprano Erin Morley stars in the title role, joined by baritone Joshua Hopkins as Orpheus and countertenor Jakub Józef Orlinski as his otherworldly double. The remarkable cast also features high-flying tenor Barry Banks as Hades and bass-baritone Nathan Berg as Eurydice's compassionate father. Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin is on the podium to lead the Met Orchestra and Chorus in an explosive score that brings the Underworld to life like never before.
Variant and related titles
Met opera on demand OCLC KB.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 20, 2024
Performers
Erin Morley, Jakub Józef Orlinski, Barry Banks, Joshua Hopkins, Nathan Berg ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor.
Contents
Opening Credits
Introduction and Interview with Matthew Aucoin
Overture
All those birds?
Dear Eurydice
Welcome, everyone
I'm warm
Are you warm?
I hate parties
Voilà
Introduction
We are a chorus of stones
There was a roar
Eurydice
At last, a porter to meet me!
You're dead now
I'm suddenly hungry!
Dear Eurydice
I'll give this letter to a worm
Thank you
That will do.
Dear Eurydice
We two alone will sing
Orpehus never liked words
Eurydice, don't kiss a dead man
Ah... What is that?
Introduction to Act III by Renée Fleming
Ah...
I am Orpheus
Felix, qui potuit boni
Don't you think you are enjoying your grief just a little too much
I hear him at the gates!
Wait, come back!
Orpehus?
You startled me
Eurydice is gone
I remember
Where's my room?
Is there a problem here?
Well, well! You had better prepare yourself
Dear Orpheus
Two Forgettings
Bows and closing credits
Backstage at the Met with host Renée Fleming. Interview with Erin Morley and Nathan Berg ; Interview with Joshua Hopkins and Jakub Józef Orliński ; Interview with Barry Banks ; Peter Gelb interview with Sarah Ruhl and Mary Zimmerman ; Interview with Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
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