Orpheus and Eurydice

Orpheus and Eurydice

2014
1h 26min

Romeo Castellucci's production of Christoph Willibald Gluck's mythic opera. Concurrently via projected text, we learn the story of Els, a bedridden woman with locked-in syndrome, conscious but near-completely paralyzed. A live video feed from the hospital shows Els listening to the music along with the audience.

Orpheus and Eurydice

Storyline

Romeo Castellucci's production of Christoph Willibald Gluck's mythic opera. Concurrently via projected text, we learn the story of Els, a bedridden woman with locked-in syndrome, conscious but near-completely paralyzed. A live video feed from the hospital shows Els listening to the music along with the audience.
    Released
    27 June 2014
    Runtime
    1h 26min
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    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    French
    Production
    De Munt / La Monnaie, Wiener Festwochen
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