Laurel Semerdjian/ Orfeo

ORFEO

With Tacoma City Ballet

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In a world where love transcends death itself...

When the legendary musician Orfeo loses beloved Euridice to a fatal serpent's bite, grief threatens to shatter the heavens. But the gods have heard those anguished songs—and they offer the impossible.

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One chance.

One journey into the underworld.

One rule Orfeo must not break.

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Armed only with a lyre and guided by Amor, the god of love, Orfeo descends through the gates of Hades to reclaim a bride from death's cold embrace. The journey faces the Furies of hell itself, their fury melting before heartbreaking melodies. The music moves the Lord of the Underworld with the power of pure devotion.

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And Orfeo is given what no mortal has ever received: permission to bring back the dead.

But there is a condition—a test of faith that will push him to the edge of madness:

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Orfeo must lead Euridice back to the living world without looking at that beloved face.

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Not once. Not even to see if she still follows.

Can love survive without sight?

Can faith triumph over doubt?

Can one voice change the laws of death itself?

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ORFEO

Christoph Willibald Gluck's timeless masterpiece

Where myth becomes music. Where sorrow becomes transcendence. Where one voice dares to challenge eternity.

Experience the opera that revolutionized the art form.

The ultimate story of love, loss, and the power of music to move the gods.

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With the Tacoma City Ballet/Erin Cerigoli

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Starring: 

Laurel Semerdjian

Tess Altiveros

Serena Eduljee

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Director/Jusin Birchell

Daren Weissfish/Conductor

Featuring The Tacoma Opera Orchestra and Chorus

Tess Altiveros/Euridice

Serena Eduljee/Amore