### Event Description: Orfeo at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

**Event Title:** Orfeo

**Presented by:** Lyric Theatre Illinois

**Composer:** Claudio Monteverdi

**Production Conceived by:** Nathan and Julie Gunn

**Stage Director:** Dawn Harris

**Choreographer:** Rachel Rizzuto

**Featuring:** University of Illinois Chamber Singers, conducted by Andrea Solva

**Venue:** Tryon Festival Theatre, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

**Performance Dates and Times:**
- **Thursday, April 24, 2025** - 7:30 PM CT
- **Friday, April 25, 2025** - 7:30 PM CT
- **Saturday, April 26, 2025** - 3:00 PM CT

**Event Length:** Approximate duration to be announced

**Ticket Availability:** Tickets are not yet available

**Event Overview:**
Monteverdi’s "Orfeo," originally performed in 1607, is celebrated as the first unquestioned masterpiece of opera. This musical fable narrates the poignant story of Orpheus, the demi-god whose music possesses the power to conquer the forces of Hell. Orpheus grapples with melancholy, symbolized by the sun hidden behind clouds, and his love for Eurydice brings light into his life, only for it to be overshadowed by her death and his subsequent descent into the Underworld. The opera features choruses of nymphs, shepherds, and otherworldly spirits, embodying humanity’s eternal struggle with love, death, and the transcendent power of music.

**Additional Information:**
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Join us for an unforgettable evening of music and storytelling with Monteverdi’s "Orfeo" at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.

Rachel Rizzuto

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