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Orphée et Eurydice

Orphée et Eurydice

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Live from Munich, October 2003. A husband laments the death of his wife. He follows her to the underworld and finds her there. But he is forbidden to look at her. He does it anyway! Has he now lost her forever? Or will the gods' hearts be moved by this loving, "human" glance? In 1762, Gluck put the quietus on the artificiality of baroque opera with this work - from then on the human element took center stage.

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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

142 mins

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Release Date

24 October 2003

Country

Germany

Cast

Vesselina Kasarova

Vesselina Kasarova

Orphée

Rosemary Joshua

Rosemary Joshua

Eurydice

Deborah York

Deborah York

Amour

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