Opera
Synopsis
Devastated by the death of his beloved Eurydice, the legendary musician Orpheus descends into the underworld to bring her back. The gods grant his wish on one condition: he must not look at her during their return to the living world. Berlioz's arrangement of Gluck's landmark opera, which revolutionized the art form by subordinating vocal display to dramatic truth, preserves the work's noble simplicity while enriching its orchestral palette.