Performance Dates
Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 8:30 PM
Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at 8:00 PM
Friday, August 11, 2023 at 8:00 PM
Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at 8:00 PM
Thursday, August 24, 2023 at 8:00 PM
Location
The Santa Fe Opera House
301 Opera Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87506-2823
Don’t Look Back!
Legendary lovers, Orfeo and Euridice, face death and separation. They undertake a perilous journey from the underworld back to the world of the living. One rule must be followed: Orfeo cannot look at Euridice. His conviction falters, he turns …
This visually breath-taking new production will be directed by MacArthur Prize Winner Yuval Sharon. Starring tenor Rolando Villazón and featuring a new orchestration by Nico Muhly.
Sung in: Italian
Instant Translation Screen: English and Spanish
Creative Team
Music by: Claudio Monteverdi
Orchestration by: Nico Muhly
Director: Yuval Sharon
Conductor: Harry Bicket
Chorus Master: Susanne Sheston
Libretto: Alessandro Striggio
Associate Producer: Julie Kim
Visual Environment: Alex Schweder
Visual Environment: Matthew Johnson
Costume Designer: Carlos J Soto
Projection Designer: Hana S. Kim
Sound Designer: Mark Grey
Lighting Designer: Yuki Nakase Link
Fight & Intimacy Director: Rick Sordelet,
Fight & Intimacy Director: Christian Kelly-Sordelet
Fight & Intimacy Director: Shireen Yehya
Cast
Rolando Villazón, tenor, Orfeo
Paula Murrihy, mezzo-soprano, Messaggera (Through August 16)
Lucy Evans, mezzo-soprano, Messaggera (August 24)
Lauren Snouffer, soprano, La Musica/Speranza
Amber Norelai, soprano, Euridice
James Creswell, bass, Caronte
Blake Denson, baritone, Plutone
Caitlin Aloia, soprano, Proserpina
Lucy Evans, mezzo-soprano, La Ninfa (Through August 16)
Meridian Prall, mezzo-soprano, La Ninfa (August 24)
Christian Simmons, bass-baritone, Apollo
Efraín Corralejo, tenor, 1st Pastore
Brandon Bell, baritone, 2nd Pastore
Luke Elmer, countertenor, 3rd Pastore
Younggwang Park, bass, 4th Pastore/1st Spirit
Le Bu, bass-baritone, 5th Pastore/2nd Spirit