[BROADCAST] Wolf Trap Opera UNTRAPPED: Orpheus Project (on-demand through 12/31/2020)
Free
Gretchen Krupp, mezzo-soprano (Orfeo – Gluck)
Leia Lensing, mezzo-soprano (Orfeo – Gluck)
Alex Nowakowski, soprano (Amore – Gluck)
Chanáe Curtis, soprano (Euridice – Gluck)
Conor McDonald, baritone (Orfeo – Monteverdi)
Nicholas Newton, bass-baritone (Caronte – Monteverdi)
Gretchen Krupp, mezzo-soprano (Speranza – Monteverdi)
Christoph Willibald Glück – Act I from Orfeo ed Euridice
Claudio Monteverdi – Act III from L’Orfeo
Christoph Willibald Glück – Act III from Orfeo ed Euridice
The Orpheus Project weaves together three settings of the myth ranging from 1607-2020 reflecting the traditional themes of the Greek original and the evolution of the myth in response to society as we seek to comprehend mysteries and passions that elude us.
About the series: Wolf Trap Opera (WTO) is a summer residency program of Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, offering emerging professional singers one of the best career development and performing experiences in the nation. Through a rigorous annual audition tour, WTO selects its artists from among the best classical vocalists in the country.
UNTRAPPED performances take WTO artists into various communities in the larger DC area, bringing the thrill of live vocal music to new places and unexpected spaces.
Watch the broadcast here: https://www.wolftrap.org/calendar/performance/20opera/orpheus-project.aspx
Link to donate: https://www.wolftrap.org/support.aspx