Apr 26, 2025 3:00 pm
Krannert Center, Tryon Festival Theatre, 500 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL 61801
- Sponsor
- The Lyric Theatre at Illinois
- Cost
- Advocate 80 / Standard 45 / SC Senior citizens: age 65 or over, or retired U of I faculty and staff 40 / STU Non-U of I college students 15 / UI Current, full-time U of I student & YTH Youth: high school and younger 10
- Registration
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- Originating Calendar
- The Office for Arts Integration Events
- by Claudio Monteverdi
Production conceived by Nathan and Julie GunnDawn Harris, stage director
Rachel Rizzuto, choreographerFeaturing the University of Illinois Chamber Singers, conducted by Andrea SolyaMonteverdi’s Orfeo, originally performed in 1607, is the first unquestioned masterpiece of opera. A “musical fable,” it tells the story of Orpheus, the demi-god whose music had the power to conquer the forces of Hell. Orpheus struggles with melancholy—he sees the sun hidden behind the clouds—and his love for Eurydice brings the sun out, only to have all the stars completely blocked out by her death and his descent into the Underworld. Choruses of nymphs, shepherds, and otherworldly spirits embody humanity’s struggle with love, death, and the power of music.