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Orphée et Eurydice - Week Four

Behind-the-Scenes Rehearsal Photos by Katharine Elliott. Learn more about Orphée et Eurydice

 

 
Designer Philippe Amand and Director Robert Driver conceive a mesmerizing Orphée et Eurydice.  Scene by
scene, these vivid flushes of color create a perfect setting for Gluck’s beautiful music.
 

 

 
 
Soprano Elizabeth Reiter is the feisty god Amour, who sets the conditions on which Orphée, mezzo-soprano
Ruxandra Donose
, may travel to the Underworld to rescue Eurydice..

 

 



Orphée, mezzo-soprano Ruxandra Donose,
has traveled through the Underworld to
rescue his beloved Eurydice, soprano Maureen
McKay
.  When he finds her, he must not look into
her eyes until they return to Earth or he will
loose her forever.

 

 
Members of the Miro Dance Theatre appear throughout this hauntingly beautiful production of Orphée et Eurydice.

 

Orphée and Eurydice are finally joined
together in shadowy silhouette as the opera
comes to its finale.

 

Director Robert Driver and Choreographer
Amanda Miller
strike a quick pose for the camera.