Film

Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice

2009 · 1h 39m

Director and choreographer Mark Morris’s production of Gluck’s masterpiece updates the immortal story from its ancient Greek roots to the timeless present, where, he says, “the union of chorus and dancers feels inevitable and inseparable.” With costumes by Isaac Mizrahi and a set designed by Allen Moyer, this production surrounds the action with the superb Met chorus dressed as a crowd of historic characters who bear witness to the transformative power of love. Orfeo (Stephanie Blythe) is so consumed with grief at the death of his beloved Euridice (Danielle de Niese) that the gods (Heidi Grant Murphy as Amor) allow him to lead her back from the underworld—if he will not look at her on the way. Of course he can’t resist looking, but the gods are truly merciful.

Stephanie Blythe

Orfeo

Danielle de Niese

Euridice

Heidi Grant Murphy

Amor

Joyce DiDonato

Self - Host

James Levine

Self - Conductor

MET Orchestra

• Barbara Willis SweeteDirector
• Mark MorrisDirector
• Ranieri de’ CalzabigiWriter
• Victoria WarivonchikProducer
• Louisa BriccettiProducer
• Peter GelbExecutive Producer
• Christoph Willibald GluckOriginal Music Composer

Release date

January 24, 2009

Status

Released

Original language

Italian

Runtime

1h 39m