L'ORFEO

Name: L'ORFEO
Start: 2026-06-14T00:00:00
End: 2026-07-25T23:59:00
Location: Glyndebourne Festival

Glyndebourne

Run Dates

2026.06.14 ~ 2026.07.25

Glyndebourne Festival

Premiere

About the show

When death claims his wife on their wedding day, Orpheus must brave the Underworld to rescue her. Can his music move the gods themselves? A classic myth brings together Monteverdi’s powerfully expressive score and a new staging by artist and Olivier Award-winning director William Kentridge. Featuring a cast of period specialists including Krystian Adam as Orfeo, Francesca Aspromonte as La Musica/Euridice, Leia Lensing as Proserpina, Callum Thorpe as Caronte and Davide Giangregorio as Plutone. See full cast and creative team details here. Jonathan Cohen will conduct the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

Creatives

Urs Schönebaum

Lighting Designer

Urs Schönebaum

Lighting Designer

Details

MONTEVERDI Director William Kentridge Set Designer Sabine Theunissen Costume Designer Greta Goiris Associate Director Luc De Wit Choreographer Gregory Maqoma Lighting Designer Urs Schönebaum Video Designer Janus Fouché Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Leader Kati Debretzeni CAST Conductor Jonathan Cohen La Musica / Euridice Francesca Aspromonte Shepherd / Spirit Hugo Hymas Orfeo Krystian Adam Ninfa Henna Mun Shepherds / Spirits Kieron-Connor Valentine Hugo Herman-Wilson Florian Störtz Messaggera / La Speranza Xenia Puskarz Thomas Caronte Callum Thorpe Proserpina Leia Lensing Plutone Davide Giangregorio Apollo Caspar Singh Echo Simon Mascarenhas Carter Dancers Roseline Wilkens (Euridice) Thulani Chauke production photo ©Richard Hubert Smith

Where it's been performed

Glyndebourne Festival

Lewes

United Kingdom