Orfeo refuses to accept fate and decides to descend into the underworld to bring Euridice back. He uses his singing to penetrate the realm of the dead and persuades its rulers, Proserpina and Pluto, to release Euridice. However, Orfeo is given the condition that he must not look around for her during their ascent together. On the way, however, Orfeo has doubts as to whether Euridice is really following him, so he turns back. His beloved then disappears - this time forever.

L'Orfeo

Vienna State Opera

A young woman who desires her own father and is transformed into a tree. A young man who loves himself so much that he fails to notice the advances of a nymph who ultimately exists only as a voice. A goddess who transforms her rival into a spider because of her flawless weaving skills. A man whose statue of a woman perfect for him comes to life. A legendary singer whose return his beloved awaits in the underworld.

Hotel Metamorphosis

House for Mozart

How terrible must life be if you can’t laugh? Sergei Prokofiev’s opera The Love for Three Oranges is about a king who wishes to help his sick son. But only one thing can cure the malady of the heir to the throne: laughter. While the doctors are trying their luck, Truffaldino and Fata Morgana get into a fight, during which the latter is knocked over. When her mishap causes the Prince to laugh, she quickly places a curse on him: he is destined to fall in love with three oranges. The Prince and Truffaldino immediately set off on a hair-raising journey that finally takes them to a desert – a trip that can be seen as a balancing act between fantasy and reality. Here parody is tinged with tragedy and a touch of the grotesque.

Nadezhda Karyazina

Events

Upcoming events

Oct 25 - Nov 3, 2026

L'Orfeo · Wiener Staatsoper

Past events

Oct 25 - Nov 3, 2026

L'Orfeo · Wiener Staatsoper

Jul 31 - Aug 15, 2025

Hotel Metamorphosis · Salzburger Festspiele

Future and recently performed repertoire

The music / The hope / Echo in L'Orfeo by Monteverdi

Wiener Staatsoper

Prinzessin Clarisse in The Love for Three Oranges by Prokofiev

Semperoper Dresden

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