Orpheus and Eurydice (detail), about 1709, Jean Raoux. Oil on canvas. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Gift of William P. Garred
From Play to Libretto: Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice
GETTY VILLA
Auditorium
This is a past event
Occurred on Sun Feb 02 2020
NEW DATE! This event is taking place on Sunday, February 2 (rescheduled from Feb. 22).
Join actors and opera singers for a staged reading of Eurydice (2003) by Tony-nominee and MacArthur Fellow Sarah Ruhl, followed by a conversation between Ruhl and the score’s composer, Matthew Aucoin, about the process of translating her play to opera. LA Opera performs selections from the libretto.