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About the Production

ORFEO ED EURIDICE

The creators of musical theatre made early use of the myth of the Thracian singer Orpheus who follows his dead bride Eurydice down into the underworld in order to restore her to the realm of the living through the power of his song. What makes Gluck’s opera Orfeo ed Euridice so outstanding is that despite the title it concentrates on a single figure: Orfeo. The work shows an artist in his loneliness, for whom the death of a loved one becomes the central theme. In the process, Gluck places his music wholly at the service of dramatic expression.
Dance also plays an important role in Orfeo ed Euridice, making a merging of the roles of director and choreographer an obvious choice. In Christof Loy’s view, dance should by no means be seen as a discrete element: the borders between dance and text, music and movement should be fluid. The notion of boundlessness is also emphasized by the stage which reminds a path that could begin all over again without end.
The new Salzburg production is based on the Parma version of the opera from 1769 for which Gluck eliminated the three-act structure of the first, Viennese version, combining the scenes to form a single act. Our production follows the notion of unity on various levels, enabling the dilemma confronting Orfeo to appear as purely as possible in order to engage the emotions of the audience and offer possibilities for identification.

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Videos

26. May 2023
Orfeo ed Euridice | Salzburg Festival 2023 – Trailer 1
13. April 2023
A word with Christof Loy
17. February 2023
Introduction Christof Loy | Salzburg Festival 2023
Orfeo ed Euridice | Salzburg Festival 2023 – Trailer 1
A word with Christof Loy
Introduction Christof Loy | Salzburg Festival 2023

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