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Eurydice
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Eurydice (yrĭd`ĭsē): see Orpheus Orpheus , in Greek mythology, celebrated Thracian musician. He was the son of Calliope by Apollo or, according to another legend, by Oeagrus, a king of Thrace.
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Eurydice
doomed to eternal death when Orpheus disobeys Hades. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 97]

Eurydice
transformed into a bacchante to suit enamored Zeus. [Fr. Operetta: Offenbach, Orpheus in Hades, Westerman, 271–272]


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The excellent mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe is pleasant-looking in real life, yet she looked awfully plain as Orfeo in the close- ups in the Metropolitan Opera's recent simulcast of Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice -- next to the pretty, slender Danielle de Niese, she resembled a black-draped balloon.
Metropolitan Opera is showing Orfeo Ed Euridice (PG) in a live broadcast at Cineworlds Broad Street and Solihull at 6pm on Saturday only.
24 [red circle] Orfeo ed Euridice Christoph Willibald Gluck This is a revival of the much-acclaimed Mark Morris production, with sets by Alan Moyer and costumes by New York fashion star Isaac Mizrahi.
 
 
 
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