In an episode from Mad Men (another excellent piece of art dating from 2007), Roger Sterling says it is particularly American to want a “tragedy with a happy ending.” Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice might ...

Among the company’s annual summer offerings, Monteverdi’s “L’Orfeo,” from 1607 but newly reorchestrated and imaginatively staged, stands out. By Joshua Barone Joshua Barone attended “Orfeo” (twice), ...

Muhly has reorchestrated Monteverdi’s foundational “L’Orfeo” for a new production at Santa Fe Opera. The composer Nico Muhly, whose new orchestration of Monteverdi’s “L’Orfeo” is premiering at Santa ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Composers can’t seem to keep away from the Orpheus story. Why not? It’s a juicy ...

On June 29th and 30th, Killer Queen Opera Co. will be producing its next fully-staged production: Claudio Monteverdi's La Favola d'Orfeo. Killer Queen Opera's production of L'Orfeo follows Orpheus ...

Over many centuries, the myth of Orpheus’ descent into Hades to retrieve his beloved bride, Eurydice, has inspired the works of such immortal composers as Gluck, Haydn, Liszt, Berlioz, Stravinsky and ...

Franz Joseph Haydn was busily conducting the first rehearsal of his opera, Orfeo ed Euridice, when into the new King’s Theater walked the royal bailiffs with an order prohibiting the performance. King ...

This summer, the Santa Fe Opera presented Monteverdi’s “Orfeo” with a new orchestration by Nico Muhly. “Orfeo” (1607), one of the earliest operas, is typically performed with period instruments; Mr.

With its slightly naff bucolic glitz, and (unplayed) drum kits and electric guitars, the opening look for Longborough’s take on Monteverdi’s revolutionary “favola in musica” of 1607 may irritate as ...

Let’s start with the placement of the Irish Baroque Orchestra, so phenomenal under conductor Peter Whelan playing for the Irish National Opera in Vivaldi's Bajazet (the team deservedly won an Olivier ...

After an inaugural season of sellout performances and critical acclaim, Marigny Opera Ballet has announced the lineup for its second season. The newly formed resident dance company, whose home base is ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Whiz-bang technology, an effective new orchestration, as much flying as you’ll see onstage outside of Peter Pan, ...