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) Choreographer
Hanya Holm (1893-1992) Director
Klaus Holm Lighting Designer
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

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Orpheus and Eurydice (1959), accessed at http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/productions/production/13022 <29 March 2024>