
Orpheus
This Fall
NEW SAN FRANCISCO OPERA PRODUCTION
By Christoph Willibald Gluck
Dates
November 15–December 1, 2022
Composer
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Price
Starting at $31
Run Time
Approximately 80 minutes with no intermission
Language
Sung in Italian with English supertitles
Libretto
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
The iconic myth of Orpheus and Eurydice comes to life in a new production of Gluck's energetic, lyrical opera.
Why See It
It’s the myth that inspired everything from Hadestown to The English Patient—presented in a musical style that would revolutionize opera.
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TUE, NOV 15, 2022
7:30 PM
FRI, NOV 18, 2022
7:30 PM
SUN, NOV 20, 2022
2:00 PM
SAT, NOV 26, 2022
7:30 PM
THU, DEC 1, 2022
7:30 PM
"The countertenor of the moment, Jakub Józef Orliński, is a stylish singer with an angelic, unforced sound that glides through the gentle bustle of a Baroque string section."
-The New Yorker
"Soprano Christina Gansch... was an amalgam of silvery vocal passagework and witty stage presence."
-San Francisco Chronicle
"She is splendidly portrayed by the American soprano Nicole Heaston, whose versatility is underscored by fine singing."
-New York Times
When death claims the love of his life, the musician Orpheus vows to steal her back—even if that means journeying to the underworld to save her.
* San Francisco Opera Debut
Previous performances of Orpheus and Eurydice can be found in our Archive.
Audio excerpts are from the 1995 performance of Gluck's Orphée et Eurydice (sung in French) with the San Francisco Opera Orchestra conducted by Donald Runnicles.
Overture and Dance of the Blessed Spirits/San Francisco Opera Orchestra; "J'ai perdu mon Euridyce" / Jennifer Larmore
This production is made possible, in part, by Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem.