· Title: The Metropolitan Opera: Orfeo ed Euridice
· Date: Saturday, January 24th, 2009
· Run Time: 91 minutes
· Start Time: 10:00AM
· Rating: NR (Suitable for all Audiences)
Presenting the excitement of The Met: Live in HD on the Big Screen: The LIVE transmission of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice will be shown for one day only on Saturday, January 24th at 10 AM. This complete vision for Gluck, with production and choreography by Mark Morris and costumes by Isaac Mizrahi, features the artistry of Stephanie Blythe in the title role. The alluring Danielle de Niese is Orfeo’s adored wife, Euridice, who inspires the hero to face the underworld for her sake. Music Director James Levine conducts.