Thresholds: Love, death and beyond | AIMFEST

A performace of Opera Scenes, conducted by Philip Eames and Directed by Jake Williamson, explore the works of Gluck and Williams.
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Orpheus and Eurydice by Christoph Willibald Gluck

Act 2 Scene 1

Synopsis: At the behest of Cupid, the musician Orpheus must venture to the underworld to bring back his beloved Eurydice.

In order to gain entrance, he must first persuade the Furies

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Riders to the Sea by Ralph Vaughan Williams

Synopsis: Maurya, a wearied Irish woman, has lost most of the men in her family to the cruel but indifferent sea.

She experiences a vision that her last two sons have also been taken, arriving home to find her daughters have received confirmation