Organization

Singer

Tenor

Jonathan McGovern

Orfeo

Soprano

Alicia Amo

Euridice

Marysol Schalit

Music

Hope

The nymph

Anna Alàs i Jové

Proserpina

The messenger

Bass

Ismael Arróniz

Caronte

José Manuel Díaz

Pluto

José Manuel Zapata

Apollo

Conductor

Karel Valter

Stage director

Barbora Horáková

Set designer

Eva Maria Van Acker

Costume designer

Lighting designer

Michael Bauer

Choreographer

Adrien Boissonnet

Dramaturge

Ludovic Allenspach

Teatro Arriaga Bilbao

Orchestra

Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla

Others

Coro juvenil SJB

L'Orfeo -  (Orfeo)

Bilbao

Spain

Teatro Arriaga

L'Orfeo Monteverdi

Public

Approved

Orpheus is the quintessential symbol of the artistic condition, bringing hope and courage to wounded souls. Sheltered by a favola in musica, this masterpiece of the new genre that is born, opera, not only tells us about the myth of Orpheus who loses Eurydice after saving her from hell, but also expresses the magical power of music by its ability to fill with peace and uplift the world around us.

The poet, musician and prophet fight against weakness, in a darkened world, constantly threatened by death. He tries the impossible to turn around the only certainty of humanity, which is the invincible border between life and death. In his underworld, Orpheus tries to face his fears, believing that by fighting he can win back his deceased Eurydice, which represents his brief moment of happiness. The beginning seems liberating, but the path through the underworld brings Orfeo back to his fears and his lonely existence as an artist facing the human condition.

English

Orfeo by Monteverdi, From (2017/2017), Directed by Barbora Horáková,, Conductor Karel Valter, Teatro Arriaga, Bilbao, Spain

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