THIS PERFORMANCE
Approximate run time of 1 hour and 30 minutes with no intermission
A pre-performance talk will be given by WCO co-founder Peter Russell at 5 PM in Lisner Auditorium. Attendance to this talk is included in the price of your performance ticket.
Listen to an audio recording of Peter’s Opera Gems Online lecture via the media player located toward the bottom of this page.
THE OPERA
The Orpheus myth has been recounted time and again throughout modern history, and for good reason. Stories of love lost, regained, then lost again, are timeless for the ways in which they strike right at the core of our connections to one another, and the 1859 Berlioz adaptation of Gluck’s opera, in which the lead role was rewritten for a mezzo-soprano, is no exception. Come for the compellingly human love story between Orpheus and Eurydice, stay for the virtuosic performances of Classical music by our stellar cast, joined by the WCO Orchestra and Chorus.
THE CAST
Kate Lindsey (Orphée)
Jacquelyn Stucker (Eurydice)
Helen Zhibing Huang (Amour)
Featuring dancing from Washington Ballet’s Andile Ndlovu and Nardia Boodoo!
LEARN MORE
Listen to an abbreviated version of WCO co-founder Peter Russell’s Opera Gems Online talk via the media player below.
Read a plot synopsis and program notes before attending.