Orpheus And Eurydice Tickets

San Francisco Opera Production Presents Orpheus and Eurydice

Christoph Willibald Gluck retells the popular Greek myth of Orpheus and his wife Eurydice. Deeply in love, Orpheus is not ready to accept the tragic death of Eurydice and vows to bring her back from the Underworld, which represents the place of dead people. Challenging the very rules of death, will Orpheus succeed in bringing Eurydice back to life and enjoy a happily ever after with her?

The Creative Team at San Francisco Opera

Director: Matthew Ozawa

Choreographer: Rena Butler

Set Designer: Alexander V. Nichols

Costume Designer: Jessica Jahn

Lighting Designer: Yuki Nakase Link

Chorus Director: John Keene

Fight Director: Dave Maier

Jessica Jahn has developed stylish costume that compliment the transition from real world to the afterlife. The stage décor and lighting artfully conjure the seasonal cycles that are triggered by the coming and going of the characters from one life to the other. The opera thieves on its musical score that’s a blend of poignant intimacy and dramatics.

The Classic Myth Shines Through Performances

Orpheus: Jakub Józef Orlinski

Eurydice: Meigui Zhang

Love: Nicole Heaston

The story that’s deeply nestled in the power of love is beautifully depicted by the leader actors, Jakub Józef Orlinski and Meigui Zhang. Their chemistry soars through the rafters as they play the role of a couple deeply in love. Orlinski shines in the part where he has to highlight Orpheus’s mastery of lyre and soulful singing. Soprano Meigui Zhang nails the scenes with her precision and blooming vocals. The complex musical storytelling is handled wonderfully by the performers as they dig deep into characterization and sing their hearts out. Orlinski expresses Orpheus’s pain with notable gentleness and power through in his heroic gestures. The complexity in Eurydice’s personality where she’s unsure about what makes her happy is depicted effetely by Meigui Zhang.

A Must Watch Opera

With so many adaptations in place, San Francisco Opera Production of Orpheus and Eurydice is a must watch. Brilliantly executed by the creative team and spectacular delivery by the cast makes it a huge hit. Orpheus and Eurydice tickets are now available for the winter production. The opera can end both happily or tragically, so it remains to be seen which ending the San Francisco Opera goes with. Will Orpheus and Eurydice find their happily ever after or their story will go down as a tragic love ending? Make sure to attend the performance at the War Memorial Opera House and find out.