DreamWrights presents Eurydice from April 24th to May 2 under the direction of Anja Homberger. Eurydice was written by Sarah Ruhl and premiered in 2003 in Madison, Wisconsin and received multiple ...

A classic tale of love and grief, the myth of Orpheus is the story of a man and woman in love. But one iconic interpretation of the story might not be what you’d expect. It’s “Orfeo ed Euridice,” an ...

While resurrecting the oldest surviving opera, Haymarket Opera and the Newberry Consort built on more recent history. Chicago hosted the American premiere of Jacopo Peri’s “Euridice” in 1967, when ...

A black curtain remains lowered throughout the overture to Gluck’s Orfeo & Euridice in the Canadian Opera Company’s 2025-26 revival production directed by Cristophe Gayral (original director Robert ...

CAMBRIDGE, N.Y. — Playwright Sarah Ruhl’s "Eurydice" premiered at Madison Repertory Theatre in Wisconsin in 2003, nine years after the death of her father from cancer. “My father died of cancer when I ...

Iestyn Davies is outstanding as the tortured Orpheus in Yaron Lifschitz’s stark and imaginative staging Following on from their enthralling Southbank Centre Daphnis et Chloé earlier this year, Orpheus ...

But how much does it really add to the unfolding drama? The theme of this year’s EIF is The Truth We Seek, and there’s a useful essay in the programme about how, in Orpheus, Gluck sought to restore ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick The actress stars in Sarah Ruhl’s reimagining of this classic myth, with a focus on a daughter’s reunion with her beloved father after ...

We’ve seen the Eurydice myth numerous times in popular fiction, perhaps most notably (and unexpectedly) in the 2010 Christopher Nolan film “Inception,” in which a hero (Leonardo DiCaprio) must journey ...

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 ...