The Dallas Opera is presenting Christoph Willibald Gluck’s famous 1762 opera, “Orpheus and Eurydice,” for the first time. In this production, director Joachim Schamberger has reimagined the staging to ...

It’s one of the most oft retold stories of Greek mythology. The beautiful Eurydice, beloved of the musician Orpheus, dies and is confined to Hades. Orpheus uses his musical magic to secure her release ...

In this May 10, 2012 photo provided by the New York City Opera, Nicholas Pallesen is in the role of Pluto, with Catherine Miller as Thanatos at a dress rehearsal of the New York City Opera's Orpheus, ...

Orpheus and Eurydice, those doomed lovers of Greek mythology, have long been the fodder of great opera composers, beginning with Claudio Monteverdi in 1607. Gluck's version, which premiered in 1762, ...

Visionary director Matthew Ozawa was inspired by a lesser-known Wagnerian influence in this unique staging of the iconic tale ...

The Edinburgh International Festival has announced its first performances for the 2025 season, running from 1 to 24 August, under the theme “The Truth We Seek.” The festival’s opera lineup includes a ...

The Salida High School drama team will present “Hadestown: Teen Edition” as their musical this year, a musically unique piece ...

If Hell were as much fun as it is in the Opera North’s production of Offenbach’s “Orpheus and the Underworld,” we’d be making reservations. After all, Mount Olympus — home of Jupiter and the good, ...