Name: Eternity and the Underworld
Start: 2021-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2021-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

Organization

Conductor

Matthew Dirst

Stage director

Tara Faircloth

Lighting designer

Christina R. Giannelli

Set designer

Costume designer

Macy Lyne

Translator

Adam Pollock

Baritone

Douglas Williams

Pluto

Soprano

Sarah Neal

Orchestra

Ars Lyrica Houston

English

German

Eternity and the Underworld

Houston

United States

Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

Zilkha Hall

Eternity and the Underworld: L'altra Euridice Dove (+1 More)

Public

The Other Euridice

Ich habe genug, BWV 82 (82a)

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This episode traces the journey of stage director Tara Faircloth from front stage to behind the scenes in a preview for the program Eternity and the Underworld.

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Bach’s meditation on death in Cantata 82 depicts the great beyond as a peaceful refuge. One of his best-known vehicles for solo voice, Ich habe genug also blends the melancholy sound of the Baroque oboe with accompanying strings, to magical effect. In contrast, Jonathan Dove’s L’altra Euridice (The Other Eurydice) transports us to the underworld, from which Pluto exposes the treachery of humanity in a remarkable chamber opera for bass-baritone plus a mix of period and modern instruments. Ars Lyrica’s provocative new staging of both works will provide plenty of food for thought about the next world.

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble