345. Orpheus und Eurydike (Orfeo ed Euridice) 1963
Opera in Three Acts and Five Scenes
- Music
Christoph Willibald Gluck (Orfeo ed Euridice, produced 1762, with ballet music from the Paris production of 1774). Libretto by Raniero da Calzabigi, translated by Hans Swarowsky
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Production
Directed and choreographed by George Balanchine. Scenery and costumes designed by Rouben Ter-Arutunian
- Premiere
November 16, 1963, Hamburgische Staatsoper, Hamburg. Danced by Ballett der Hamburgischen Staatsoper. Conductor: Janos Kulka
- Cast
SINGERS: Orpheus, Ursula Boese; Eurydike, Doris Jung; Amor, Ria Urban; and others.
DANCERS: SCENE 1: Shepherds and Shepherdesses, 7 women, 4 men.
SCENE 2: Furies, 12 women, 12 men.
SCENE 3: Night, Angèle Albrecht; 8 Spirits (women), 4 Shadows (women).
SCENE 5: CHACONNE: Christa Kempf, Heinz Clauss; Albrecht; Erika Czarnecki, Falco Kapuste; Wilfried Schumann; 9 women, 6 men;
PAS DE TROIS: Uta Graf, Heidi Korf, Helmut Baumann;
CUPID AND CHERUBS (PAS DE CINQ): Henni Vanhaiden, 4 women;
PAS DE DEUX: Dulce Anaya, Rainer Kochermann; Marilyn Burr, Peter van Dyk
DANCERS: SCENE 1: Shepherds and Shepherdesses, 7 women, 4 men.
SCENE 2: Furies, 12 women, 12 men.
SCENE 3: Night, Angèle Albrecht; 8 Spirits (women), 4 Shadows (women).
SCENE 5: CHACONNE: Christa Kempf, Heinz Clauss; Albrecht; Erika Czarnecki, Falco Kapuste; Wilfried Schumann; 9 women, 6 men;
PAS DE TROIS: Uta Graf, Heidi Korf, Helmut Baumann;
CUPID AND CHERUBS (PAS DE CINQ): Henni Vanhaiden, 4 women;
PAS DE DEUX: Dulce Anaya, Rainer Kochermann; Marilyn Burr, Peter van Dyk
Performance Type
Opera
See Also
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*170. Orpheus and Eurydice (Orfeo ed Euridice),
399. Orfeo ed Euridice,
400. Chaconne
Note
The CHACONNE of this production, directed and choreographed by Balanchine at the invitation of Rolf Liebermann, formed the basis for the ballet Chaconne [400], first performed by the New York City Ballet in 1976.
Additional Productions
Revisions
Other Versions
1936, Metropolitan Opera (danced by American Ballet, as American Ballet Ensemble)
1965 Ballett der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Hamburg, Germany)
1974 Geneva Ballet (Grand Theatre de Geneve [Ballet])
Recorded Performances
Videos/DVD
Nonesuch: listed under Chaconne [400]
Derivation of the ballet Chaconne provided by Balanchine
