28-05-2007, 11:51 PM
Orphee et Eurydice - Her Majesty's Theatre - Melbourne
7 Aug 2007 - 13 Aug 2007
Her Majesty's Theatre
Exhibition Street
MELBOURNE VIC 3000
The Greek legend of Orpheus has captured the imaginations of creative artists over the centuries.
Gluck used this universal story to break the rigid conventions of late baroque music theatre and create a new operatic form.
In this famous version Hector Berlioz has adapted Gluck's original masterpiece for an all-female cast.
It includes some of opera's most sublime moments, including the famous 'J'ai perdu mon Eurydice' and the exquisite 'Dance of the Blessed Spirits'.
This production will be directed and choreographed by Bangarra Dance Theatre Artistic Director Stephen Page and conducted by Matthew Coorey, a young Australian conductor with a burgeoning international career. Sung in French with surtitles.
Tickets on sale from: 14 Dec 2006.
For bookings, call 1300 136 166.
Email: info@victorianopera.com.au
Web: [url="http://www.victorianopera.com.au"]http://www.victorianopera.com.au[/url]
7 Aug 2007 - 13 Aug 2007
Her Majesty's Theatre
Exhibition Street
MELBOURNE VIC 3000
The Greek legend of Orpheus has captured the imaginations of creative artists over the centuries.
Gluck used this universal story to break the rigid conventions of late baroque music theatre and create a new operatic form.
In this famous version Hector Berlioz has adapted Gluck's original masterpiece for an all-female cast.
It includes some of opera's most sublime moments, including the famous 'J'ai perdu mon Eurydice' and the exquisite 'Dance of the Blessed Spirits'.
This production will be directed and choreographed by Bangarra Dance Theatre Artistic Director Stephen Page and conducted by Matthew Coorey, a young Australian conductor with a burgeoning international career. Sung in French with surtitles.
Tickets on sale from: 14 Dec 2006.
For bookings, call 1300 136 166.
Email: info@victorianopera.com.au
Web: [url="http://www.victorianopera.com.au"]http://www.victorianopera.com.au[/url]