NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Eurydice by Matthew Aucoin—the youngest composer to have a Metropolitan Opera premiere since 1938—reimagines the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus from Eurydice's ...
The myth of Orpheus and Eurydice has inspired operas from the beginning of the art form, more than 400 years ago. Tonight, the Metropolitan Opera in New York City plays host to a new iteration: ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The composer Matthew Aucoin and Sarah Ruhl’s teeming, wearying adaptation of her play is a contemporary vision of the Orpheus myth. By Zachary Woolfe ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by For several years, the composer Matthew Aucoin corresponded with Sarah Ruhl about how to adapt her play into the Met Opera’s latest premiere. By ...
Eurydice begins performances at the Metropolitan Opera on November 23rd. With opening just around the corner, the production has released some footage of their final dress reheasals ahead of welcoming ...
About to ascend back to the living, Eurydice, played by Sydney Mancasola (right), calls out in fear to Orpheus, played by Elliot Madore (left), sealing her fate in BLO's production of "Eurydice." ...
Aucoin, 31, is a polymath: the recipient of a MacArthur "genius" grant, he's a pianist, conductor, composer, impresario and writer. And he loves opera—even if he finds it an "impossible" art form. "I ...