Opera Grand Rapids Presenting Orpheus and Eurydice in April

April 8 and 9, at the DeVos Center for Arts and Worship, 2300 Plymouth Ave SE, Grand Rapids,  MI  49506, Opera Grand Rapids presents it's next opera, Orpheus and Eurydice by Gluck.

The story is of a legendary musician who loses his love. Overcome with intolerable grief, he ventures to the depths of hell on a rescue mission to save her. Based on the classical Greek mythology of Orpheus, this baroque opera composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck was so influential in its style that it set the stage for several subsequent operas. In this age-old story set to modern staging and dance, will the hero save the heroine?

Stage Director Timothy Nelson has directed over 70 productions of opera and theater throughout the United States and Europe. The Baltimore Sun and The New York Times have both referred to Nelson as "The Future of Opera."

Zach Finkelstein, as,Orpheus has quickly established himself as a leading tenor soloist in North America and abroad, from Seattle's Benaroya Hall to New York's Lincoln Center to London's Sadler's Wells to the National Arts Center in Beijing, China.

Soprano Clara Rottsolk, as Eurydice has been lauded by The New York Times for her "clear, appealing voice and expressive conviction" and by The Philadelphia Inquirer for the "opulent tone [with which] every phrase has such a communicative emotional presence."

Soprano Chelsea Morris Shephard, as Amour gave an "exquisite" NYC recital debut this past spring with New York Festival of Song, for which she was also praised for her "beautiful, lyric instrument" and "flawless legato" (Opera News).

Also featuring the Hope College H2 Dance Company

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