Eurydice

Composer: Matthew Aucoin
Librettist: Sarah Ruhl
Company: Opera Grand Rapids

Synopsis

Eurydice reconceives the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, telling the story from the heroine's perspective. We follow Eurydice into the underworld, where she first passes through the River of Forgetfulness, then encounters her deceased father. By the time Orpheus comes to find her, Eurydice has become a different person, and is not sure she wants to return to life.