Saturday night marked the opening of LA Opera’s production of Gluck’s Orpheus and Eurydice. This production continues on Thursday night and has its final performance on March 25th at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
Of course, the classic story of Orpheus descending into the underworld in an attempt to be reunited with his recently deceased Eurydice has been told countless times. But Gluck’s opera is considered one of the finest. This is a new production directed, choreographed and designed by John Neumeier and it features dancers from the Joffrey Ballet. (Ironically the stage at the Dorothy Chandler is being shared with the Joffrey Ballet’s production of Romeo and Juliet.)
Maxim Mironov plays Orpheus, Lisette Oropesa plays Eurydice and Liv Redpath is the God of Love. James Conlon conducts the orchestra.
Photo Credit: Ken Howard
