Orphée et Eurydice

Three days have passed from our last Orphée et Eurydice performance. Over three months of rehearsals culminating in four exceptional nights at the Manoel Theatre! This was my second experience in an opera chorus, followed by last year’s L’Elisir D’Amore. Directed by Denise Mulholland, with costumes designed by Luke Azzopardi and choir coaching by Geoff Thomas, the opera received quite a number of positive comments. Mro. Philip Walsh directed the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra who played Gluck’s (1859 Berlioz revision) beautiful music. The opera was re-imagined in the Victorian era, with a libretto adapted by Pierre-Louis Moline. It went from Eurydice’s mourning in Act 1, to Orphée’s hell in Act 2, and then to the elysium in Act 3.

Four principals; Hadar Halevy & Lucia Cirillo as Orphee (singing in alternate nights), Gillian Zammit as Eurydice and Francesca Aquilina as Amour, graced the stage with their astounding interpretations. Five dancers from ŻfinMalta accompanied us on stage with their wonderful choreography, under the direction Mavin Khoo and Niels Plotard. I would like to thank our mentors and the stellar cast for this experience!