Orpheus and Eurydice (1959)

Original id: 
13022
Start date: 
18 July 1959
End date: 
4 August 1959
Degree of relationship to ancient play: 
Adaptation
Production notes: 
Choreographed production of Gluck's opera, Orfeo ed Euridice (1762), performed with two singers and thirty-two dancers. Holm staged a revival of, with a different cast, in 1962 (production ID 14802)
Media of production: 
Choreographic work (dance, ballet, mime etc)
Opera, musical and related genres
Companies:
Ancient works:

Information related to this production

Person Role Notes
Mary Costa Actor
Maryann de Lichtenberg Dancer
Oivin Fjeldstadt Conductor
Hanya Holm (1893-1992) Director
Klaus Holm Lighting Designer
Hanya Holm (1893-1992) Choreographer
Henry Kersh Dancer
Kerstin Meyer Actor Contralto
Donald Oenslager Set Designer
Venue Festival Dates Notes
Queen Elizabeth Theatre (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) 17 July, 1959 to 3 August, 1959 Vancouver Festival
unknown venue (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
Source Format Location if held at the APGRD Pagination
Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in the Arts, 1300-1990s. Vol.2 Book library 796 Chujoy & Manchester 1967, p. 472

How to cite this production

Orpheus and Eurydice (1959), accessed at http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/productions/production/13022 <28 April 2024>