Orfeo Negro

The myth lives on. The ancient and yet timeless story of Orpheus and Eurydice, of lost love and loneliness, became a memorable experience in Claudio Monteverdi’s masterpiece "L’Orfeo" in 1607 as well as 350 years later in the Brazilian cult movie "Orfeu Negro". In this scenic concert ancient Greece and the Dionysian carnival in Rio de Janeiro, brilliant Baroque opera and sweeping bossa nova merge into timeless poetry and passion.

Programme Works by Claudio Monteverdi, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Luis Bonfá and Chico Buarque

Cast Cecilia Arellano Colombo vocals and concept; Floriano Ignacio Junior piano, guitar and cavaquinho Johannes Deffner guitar, cavaquinho and mandolin Dudu Penz double bass Florian Reichle percussion Staging Ann Allen Lighting design and visuals Mark Searle Stage Isabelle Born, Eveline Senn

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