Orfeo ed Euridice

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Orfeo ed Euridice is is an opera composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck, based on the myth of Orpheus and set to a libretto by Ranieri de' Calzabigi.

The original text

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

A production was presented by University of Cape Town Opera Company in the early years of the company.

Albert Coates presented/conducted a production in 1947.

Sources

Sjoerd Alkema. 2012. "Conductors of the Cape Town Municipal Orchestra, 1914-1965: a historical perspective". University of Cape Town. Unpublished PhD thesis.

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