Orfeo ed Euridice 2021

Gluck and Calzabigi's 90-minute opera, a heart-wrenching fantasia on grief and loss performed by an outstanding cast.

'What will I do? Where will I go? ...

There is no more hope, on earth or in heaven.'

Since time began, we have tried to make sense of life, of death, of how we experience grief and loss. It is an eternal question; something we are desperate to understand, yet ironically can never really answer.

Unfolding as a fantasy on grief, Gluck and Calzabigi's 1762 opera Orfeo ed Euridice draws upon a 'myth' which finds an equivalent in every place and time. In 2021, its voice is as pertinent as ever.

What?

Orfeo ed Euridice

Running time c. 90 minutes, without interval. 

Pricing

Entry is open to all on a pay-as-you-feel scale, and all donations collected at the door will go to organisations working in mental health and grief support. You can make a pay-as-you-feel donation when booking or at the performance, where cash and card facilities will be available.

* Please note that this performance contains distressing themes. It is not recommended for those under 13 years of age.

Please contact us at thecooperativesydney@gmail.com for any further information, or if you have concerns about the content of the production, and we will assist however possible *

Who?

• Music - Christoph Willibald Gluck

• Libretto - Ranieri de' Calzabigi

• Music Director - Edwin Spark

• Director - Menila Moineaux

• Orfeo - Laura Wachsmann

• Euridice (Amore) - Alison Paris

Chorus

• Matthew Avery

• Michael Burden

• Sarah Cherlin

• Ella Coddington

• Cassandra Doyle

• Martin Everett

• Tarryn Frappell

• Ava Madon

• Paul McLeod

• Alexandra Nixon

• Katrina Noela

• Andrew Pennycuick 

• Joanna Swadling

This production is generously supported by the City of Sydney.