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Live from the Met: Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice

J. David Jackson conducts Gluck's beautiful setting of the ancient tale of Orpheus and Eurydice: Ying Fang sings Euridice and Anthony Roth Costanzo her devoted Orfeo.

J. David Jackson conducts Gluck's beautiful setting of the ancient tale of Orpheus and Eurydice: Ying Fang sings Euridice and Anthony Roth Costanzo her devoted Orfeo.

Euridice has died after being bitten by a snake. Orfeo vows to rescue her from the underworld, with the help of Amore, God of Love. But the condition is that he must not look back at her...

Presented by Debra Lew Harder with commentator Ira Siff.

Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice
Euridice.... Ying Fang (soprano)
Orfeo ..... Anthony Roth Costanzo (countertenor)
Amore..... Elena Villal贸n (soprano)
Chorus and Orchestra of the New York Metropolitan Opera
J. David Jackson (conductor)

1 hour, 49 minutes

Last on

Sat 8 Jun 2024 18:00

Broadcast

  • Sat 8 Jun 2024 18:00