Ens Pygmalion/Pichon - Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orph�e et Eurydice

Gluck�s influential Orph�e et Eurydice tells the story of Orph�e�s descent into the Underworld to retrieve his wife Eurydice. His singing has the power to overcome the guardian Furies, but the path of true love is shadowed by sorrow and tragedy. As a true �drama of the soul� with intense psychological and emotive power, Orph�e et Eurydice shook Enlightenment Europe to its core. Berlioz, in his 1859 version prepared for the Th��tre Lyrique, exploited the score�s full potential through a synthesis of the versions Gluck prepared for Parma, Paris and Vienna. Aur�lien Bory�s Paris production was described as �just breathtaking� by OperaJournal.