Orfeo ed Euridice / Orphée et Eurydice*
Classification added May 17, 2016Premiered October 5, 1762
Vienna. Burgtheater
Composer:
Christophe Willibald Gluck
Original Language:
Italian
Librettist:
Raniero da Calzabigi
Description:
Opera in Three Acts
Notes:
* The French version, in three acts by Gluck to a libretto by Pierre Louis Moline after Calzabigi, opened in Paris at the Opéra on August 2, 1774.
Time Period:
Mythological Times
Place:
Thrace and the Underworld
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Orfeo | Contralto or Countertenor** | L |
| Euridice | Soprano | F |
| Amore | Soprano | F |
| ** In the 1774 version, Gluck revised the role of Orphée to be sung by a Tenor. The other two roles remained Sopranos. |
Minimum Chorus: 12
Divisi: SATB