Written in 1607, L'Orfeo adapts the Greek myth of Orfeo as they descend into the underworld to rescue and revive their wife, Eurydice. Our production sets Orfeo out of the ancient world and launches it in a surrealist-modern day. Torn between grief and hope, Orfeo begins to dream that he can resume Eurydice. Grief - embodied by movement - follows him relentlessly like a chain, awakening him from his dreams, while Hope brings Eurydice into their dreams.

This setting will fuse contemporary movement, baroque gesture, and opera. It will explore the relentless drone of grief and its impact on our minds, bodies, and spirits. It offers a window into the pain of permanence balances with optimism, hope, and the brain's process of understanding and accepting loss.

CAST & CREW
Orfeo – Jay St. Flono
Apollo – Alonso Jordán López
Proserpina – Marie Anello
Euridice – Andrea Wozniak
Plutone – Samuel Flores
Caronte – Brian Alvarado (June), Matt Mueller (September)
Community Member – Kirsten Sjödahl
Director – Christina Swanson
Associate Director – Karina Camile Parker
Music Director & Piano – Giulia Magarelli
Cello – Laura Masferrer (June), Megan Rayl (September)


Produced by Killer Queen Opera Co.