Los Angeles Opera’s St. Matthew Passion was by equal parts challenging and hypnotic to watch.
While one sympathized with Matthew Aucoin’s urge to add his voice to the Orpheus canon it was difficult to figure out how his work complemented Gluck’s.
Neumeier adapted the story close to home, making Orpheus a choreographer and his wife a star ballerina.
Lyric Opera of Chicago opened its 2017-18 season on Saturday evening with a new production of Gluck’s Orphee et Eurydice in the 1774 Paris version.
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