With its slightly naff bucolic glitz, and (unplayed) drum kits and electric guitars, the opening look for Longborough’s take on Monteverdi’s revolutionary “favola in musica” of 1607 may irritate as ...

Over many centuries, the myth of Orpheus’ descent into Hades to retrieve his beloved bride, Eurydice, has inspired the works of such immortal composers as Gluck, Haydn, Liszt, Berlioz, Stravinsky and ...

On June 29th and 30th, Killer Queen Opera Co. will be producing its next fully-staged production: Claudio Monteverdi's La Favola d'Orfeo. Killer Queen Opera's production of L'Orfeo follows Orpheus ...

Among the company’s annual summer offerings, Monteverdi’s “L’Orfeo,” from 1607 but newly reorchestrated and imaginatively staged, stands out. By Joshua Barone Joshua Barone attended “Orfeo” (twice), ...

Muhly has reorchestrated Monteverdi’s foundational “L’Orfeo” for a new production at Santa Fe Opera. The composer Nico Muhly, whose new orchestration of Monteverdi’s “L’Orfeo” is premiering at Santa ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Whiz-bang technology, an effective new orchestration, as much flying as you’ll see onstage outside of Peter Pan, ...

Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo of 1607 is the oldest opera still to be regularly performed, but the legend is virtually timeless, having originated in ancient Greece and captured the imagination ever since. The ...

This summer, the Santa Fe Opera presented Monteverdi’s “Orfeo” with a new orchestration by Nico Muhly. “Orfeo” (1607), one of the earliest operas, is typically performed with period instruments; Mr.

Taking the boat from Festival Pier to Trinity Buoy Wharf I wondered if this was all just a ruse created by aggrieved directors and production companies. Here was a boat filled with the critics of ...

After an inaugural season of sellout performances and critical acclaim, Marigny Opera Ballet has announced the lineup for its second season. The newly formed resident dance company, whose home base is ...

What makes Claudio Monteverdi's Favola d'Orfeo (Legend of Orpheus), premiered at the northern Italian court in Mantua in 1607, the very first opera? Naturally there were a few forerunners. However, ...