Orphic Moments - MasterVoices

Anthony Roth Costanzo

Kiera Duffy

Lauren Snouffer

Keir GoGwilt

Bobbi Jene Smith

Matthew Aucoin

Zack Winokur

Douglas Fitch

Ted Sperling

MasterVoices | Orchestra of St. Luke's | Ted Sperling, Conductor

When Orphic Moments premiered at National Sawdust in 2016, the rave New York Times review ended with a lament: “Why does it run for just two consecutive evenings, and for fewer than 300 people?” We felt the same way! This inventive evening pairs a new dramatic cantata, The Orphic Moment, by young composer Matthew Aucoin, with an innovative staging of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice, in a version specially re-conceived for MasterVoices. The effect is a provocative probing of the psychology of Orpheus’ crucial turning point, directed by Zack Winokur with scenic design by Douglas Fitch, featuring countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, soprano Kiera Duffy, soprano Lauren Snouffer, dancer Bobbi Jene Smith, and violinist Keir GoGwilt. Don’t miss this unforgettable evening that brings new insight to a classic tale!

Make a night of it! Join us for MasterVoices’ Spring Benefit evening on May 7. Learn more and buy tickets.

Learn more about members of the creative team and the artists in Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice and Aucoin’s The Orphic Moment.

Orphic Moments will last approximately 90 minutes.

Repertoire:
Orfeo ed Euridice
Music by Christoph Willibald Gluck
Libretto by Ranieri de’ Calzabigi

The Orphic Moment
Music and Lyrics by Matthew Aucoin

Artists and Creative Team:

Anthony Roth Costanzo, Orfeo
Kiera Duffy, Euridice
Lauren Snouffer, Amore
Bobbi Jene Smith, Principal Dancer
Keir GoGwilt, Solo Violin

Sean Howe, Dancer
Jimmy Johnson, Dancer
Andrew McShea, Dancer
Dan Walczak, Dancer

MasterVoices
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Ted Sperling, Conductor

Anthony Roth Costanzo and Cath Brittan, Producers
Zack Winokur, Stage Director
Douglas Fitch, Scenic Designer
Stacey Berman, Costume Designer
Marcus Doshi, Lighting Designer
Cori Ellison, Dramaturg and Supertitles
Julia Eichten, Movement Director

In The Media

READ REVIEWS FROM Orphic Moments

“Under Sperling’s sensitive, flexible direction, MasterVoices produced the glowing, highly musical performance that one has come to expect from them and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s played very well. ”
“Orphic Moments is worthy of high praise for its creative energy and artistic industry. It is a vital, original take on a timeless story.” – Opera News

“MasterVoices provides what its name implies, and does so with resonance and clarity on stage where their smoothly blocked scenes add an element of grandeur. When placed in the three tiers above the stage at the Rose Theater, they sound and look impressive as vocal and visual architecture. During that time MasterVoices is an audience that is visible to us. This suggests that we are watching an opera within an opera, an indication that something unusual might happen, which, of course, it does.” – Schmopera

“Whoever is responsible for this choice by Master Voices will hopefully be involved in future decisions, because this unconventional choral presentation was terrific.” – Berkshire Fine Arts

“The New York Times lamented that the initial 2016 engagement at National Sawdust in Brooklyn was only offered twice; I now similarly join in lamenting that this presentation of “Orphic Moments” by MasterVoices only received two performances. Hopefully, an encore will follow.” – Stage Left

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