Name: (M)Orpheus (re-orchestrated by Gareth Farr)
Start: 2023-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Opera House

Organization

Stage director

Neil Ieremia

Conductor

Marc Taddei

Set designer

Tracy Grant Lord

Lighting designer

Jax Messenger

Costume designer

Singer

Countertenor

Samson Setu

Orfeo

Soprano

Madison Nonoa

Amor

Deborah Wai Kapohe

Euridice

Emeline Mafi

Ensemble (soprano)

Te Ohorere Williams

Stella Alofa

Ensemble (alto)

Lemauseafa Sio Lolesio

Jordan Fonoti-Fuimaono

Ensemble (tenor)

Taylor Wallbank

Alfred Fonoti-Fuimaono

Ensemble (bass)

Fa'amanu Fonoti-Fuimaono

Repetiteur

David Kelly

Assistant Director

Jacqueline Coats

Orchestrator

Gareth Farr

New Zealand Opera

Orchestra

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra

Orchestra Wellington

Others

Black Grace Dancers

Béarla

(M)Orpheus (re-orchestrated by Gareth Farr)

Wellington

New Zealand

Opera House

Auckland

ASB Waterfront Theatre

(M)Orpheus: Orfeo ed Euridice

Public

Orpheus and Eurydice

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Theorbist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Baritone

Tenor

Bass

Contralto

Mezzo-soprano

Bass-baritone

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

(M)Orpheus (re-orchestrated by Gareth Farr): Orfeo ed Euridice Gluck

NZ Opera and Black Grace present (m)Orpheus

HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO SAVE EVERYTHING YOU LOVE?
BY CHRISTOPH GLUCK, WITH A RE-ORCHESTRATION BY GARETH FARR A CO-PRODUCTION WITH BLACK GRACE
New Zealand Opera and Black Grace present a reimagining of Gluck’s Orpheus and Eurydice, directed by Neil Ieremia.

In a dislocated future a young man struggles to come to terms with his loss. He had felt this pain before, but somehow it seems more real. His grief, like an old perfume, is as complex and overpowering as the frangipani scent that once filled his childhood home.

Like the rite of passage ritual he endured on his journey to manhood, he must once again leave this world behind and escape into the unknown to find his love.

From our unique place in Moana Oceania, New Zealand Opera and Black Grace present a reimagining of Christoph Gluck’s eighteenth-century masterpiece Orpheus and Eurydice.  Blending our rich storytelling traditions with the themes of Greek tragedy, (m)Orpheus tells a story of a man, willing to risk everything for love but unable to find love in himself.

Well known composer and percussionist Gareth Farr has reorchestrated the work.  The notes are identical to the original score, but the effect of using different instruments (some that didn’t even exist in Gluck’s day) changes the whole atmosphere of the piece.  From a musical perspective this project is about honouring Gluck’s masterpiece and presenting it in a way that makes you think about what this story could mean in today’s society.

English

(M)Orpheus (re-orchestrated by Gareth Farr) by Gluck, Céa 20 Meán 2023, Ó (2023/2023), Faoi stiúir Neil Ieremia,, Seoltóir Marc Taddei, Opera House, Wellington, New Zealand

Creidmheasanna feidhmíochta (Foireann & Criú )

Caitheadh

Criú

Ensemble

Clár, Eolas & Achoimre

Físeáin

Grianghraif

Tuilleadh léitheoireachta

Dátaí & Ionaid Feidhmíochta

Ionaid