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Liberty High School will host student performances of the play “Eurydice” by Sarah Ruhl, an artful adaptation of the tragic love story from Greek mythology, set loosely in the 1950s. “This is a more ...

SANTA CRUZ — Students of Greek mythology are well-versed in the story of Orpheus, the Thracian poet whose wife, Eurydice, is killed by a snakebite and sent to the underworld until he uses music to ...

The myth of Orpheus and Eurydice has been retold from oral traditions spread through the streets of Ancient Greece to the Broadway stage. From Nov. 15 to Nov. 17, the ancient legend made it to ...

The earliest mentions of a supreme musician called Orpheus date back to the sixth century BCE, and in the fourth century BCE the philosopher Plato commented specifically on the myth of Orpheus and ...

If the lord of the underworld is an angry child, it’s fitting that the River Styx is a kiddy pool. It’s shallow, and the water is clear enough to see to the bottom, but as rain begins pouring in, the ...

From March 1 to March 10, Boston Lyric Opera presented a new production of “Eurydice,” which originally premiered at Los Angeles Opera in 2020. The golden child of Boston-born composer Matthew A.

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick The actress stars in Sarah Ruhl’s reimagining of this classic myth, with a focus on a daughter’s reunion with her beloved father after ...

It’s a tale familiar from Virgil and Ovid. The beautiful Eurydice, newly married to the musician Orpheus, is killed by a snakebite. Overcome with grief, Orpheus descends to Hades to bring her back to ...