: a poet and musician in Greek mythology who almost rescues his wife Eurydice from Hades by charming Pluto and Persephone with his lyre
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Ambitious artistic director, James Figueras (Duris), is reviving Orpheus, the mythic opera by Ernest Dupré, inspired by the Greek mythological figure of Orpheus and his journey into the underworld in search of his dead wife Euridice.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025
Reeve Carney recently wound up his seven years’ journey as Orpheus through its Canadian tryout and London and Broadway stints, replaced by Jordan Fisher; Ani DiFranco joined the production this February.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
The Pacific had struck the Orpheus, a 1,100-ton square-rigger that was traveling north along the Washington coast to load a shipment of coal at Nanaimo in British Columbia.
—Joel Sams, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
Ruhl’s Eurydice must choose between returning to Earth with Orpheus or staying in the Underworld with her father (of Ruhl’s creation).
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2025
The book’s audience seems to be prospective religious initiates of Orphism, the cult that followed the teachings of Orpheus.
—Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
Russell will make her debut later this year on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at the Walter Kerr Theatre in New York City alongside Jordan Fisher as Orpheus and Stephanie Mills as Hermes.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
The musical, which won a Tony Award, was also inspired by the Greek myth of Eurydice and her lover Orpheus.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 14 Nov. 2024
For example: The series depicts Eurydice (Aurora Perrineau) as a reluctant muse to the rock star Orpheus (Killian Scott).
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2024
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025
Reeve Carney recently wound up his seven years’ journey as Orpheus through its Canadian tryout and London and Broadway stints, replaced by Jordan Fisher; Ani DiFranco joined the production this February.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
The Pacific had struck the Orpheus, a 1,100-ton square-rigger that was traveling north along the Washington coast to load a shipment of coal at Nanaimo in British Columbia.
—Joel Sams, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
Ruhl’s Eurydice must choose between returning to Earth with Orpheus or staying in the Underworld with her father (of Ruhl’s creation).
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2025
The book’s audience seems to be prospective religious initiates of Orphism, the cult that followed the teachings of Orpheus.
—Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
Russell will make her debut later this year on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at the Walter Kerr Theatre in New York City alongside Jordan Fisher as Orpheus and Stephanie Mills as Hermes.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
The musical, which won a Tony Award, was also inspired by the Greek myth of Eurydice and her lover Orpheus.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 14 Nov. 2024
For example: The series depicts Eurydice (Aurora Perrineau) as a reluctant muse to the rock star Orpheus (Killian Scott).
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2024
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“Orpheus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Orpheus. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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