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EUROPEAN PREMIERE

Journey to the underworld and back with Opera Australia, presenting Opera Queenslands production of Orpheus and Eurydice in association with Circa.

Heartbroken Orpheus has the chance to rescue his wife Eurydice from the underworld. But there's one condition: he mustnt look at her during their long journey home. Can he resist the temptation to gaze into his true loves eyes?

Soaring vocals, hypnotic visuals and acrobatic feats plunge you into an ancient tale of love, lust and loss. Gramophone Award-winning countertenor Iestyn Davies stars as Orpheus, haunted by visions of Eurydice, performed by Australian soprano Samantha Clarke. As Orpheus descends into insanity, Eurydices own descent into the underworld takes magnificent, aerial form.

Circa joins with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and a chorus from Scottish Opera for the European premiere of this electrifying production of Glucks seminal opera.

Supported by James and Morag Anderson

with additional support from Vivienne and Robin Menzies

Gluck Composer

Calzabigi Librettist

Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Laurence Cummings Conductor

Yaron Lifschitz Director & Set Designer

Yaron Lifschitz, Bridie Hooper & Circa Ensemble Choreographers

Alexander Berlage Lighting Designer

Libby McDonnell Costume Designer

Boris Bagattini Video Designer

Chorus from Scottish Opera

Susannah Wapshott Chorus Director

Iestyn Davies Orpheus

Samantha Clarke Eurydice / Amor

Edinburgh International Festival and Opera Australia present Opera Queenslands Production of Orpheus and Eurydice in Association with Circa

Sung in Italian with English surtitles

Opera Queensland and Circa acknowledge the assistance of the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body and the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.

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