MET Rosa van der Dussen, UK Operakoor & -orkes, & Cape Ballet Africa-dansers KOMPONIS Christoph Willibald Gluck REGISSEUR Jeremy Silver

WITH Rosa van der Dussen, UCT Opera chorus & orchestra, & Cape Ballet Africa dancers COMPOSER Christoph Willibald Gluck DIRECTOR Jeremy Silver

Can love and music change the course of destiny? Gluck’s retelling of this timeless Greek myth encompasses the heights and depths of human experience as the musician Orpheus attempts to bring his beloved wife, Eurydice, back from the dead. This beautiful opera has captivated audiences in Cape Town and across the world for many years. Featuring mezzo-soprano Rosa van der Dussen as Orpheus, the opera will be sung in Italian with captions projected in English and isiXhosa.

Kan liefde en musiek die verloop van die noodlot verander? Gluck se hervertelling van hierdie tydlose Griekse mite dek die hoogte- en laagtepunte van die menslike ervaring wanneer die musikant Orfeus probeer om sy geliefde vrou, Euridike, uit die dood op te wek. Hierdie pragtige opera betower al jare lank gehore in Kaapstad en wêreldwyd. Met die mezzo-sopraan Rosa van der Dussen as Orfeus, word die opera in Italiaans gesing met geprojekteerde onderskrifte in Engels en isiXhosa.

Duration: 90min
Age Restriction: All Ages
Language: Italian, Eng, Xhosa