The Yale Baroque Opera Project is thrilled to be on stage for the first time since 2019 presenting Monteverdi’s classic L’Orfeo, considered to be the first opera ever composed, based on the Greek legend of Orpheus, and tells the story of his descent to Hades and his fruitless attempt to bring his dead bride Eurydice back to the living world. It was written in 1607. Sung in Italian with English supertitles.
Production:
Music Director: Grant Herreid
Stage Director: Toni Dorfman
Scenic Designer: Marcelo Martinez Garcia MRA ‘23
Projection Design: Camilla Tassi MFA ‘22
Orchestra:
Dani Zanuttini-Frank ‘24
Ben Beckman ‘22
Francis Fedora ‘22
Matt Udry ‘24
Cat Slowick Musicology ‘22
Epongue Ekille ‘21 MEM ‘22
Daniel Yen ‘23
Cast:
Orfeo - Alex Whittington ‘22
Euridice - Cathy Chen ‘23
Messaggiera - Mia Roland ‘24
La Musica - Sarah Grube ‘22
Proserpina - Jackie Kaskel ‘24
Apollo - Dominic Sullivan ‘24
Caronte - Weston Kerekes ‘24
Speranza - Awuor Onguru ‘25
Fileno - Carson White ‘25
Plutone - June Alexander ‘19
