The scene: Eurydice always imagined that her wedding day would be a day she’d never forget. But after a tragic death, mere hours after trying the knot with Orpheus, her memories are almost entirely erased during an unsettling descent into the Underworld.
Reunited there with her late father, Eurydice attempts to piece together faint recollections of the life she left too soon. But when Orpheus miraculously arrives to take Eurydice back to the world of the living, she must make an agonizing choice between the two men she loves—her adoring father or her devoted husband. Love always wins… right?
LA Opera begins the new year with a new opera: the world premiere of “Eurydice” by composer Matthew Aucoin and librettist Sarah Ruhl, based on her 2003 play of the same name. Opening night was this past weekend. The Pride LA spoke with Orpheus’ double, John Holiday, about his experience with the opera.
