Orfeo ed Euridice

Opera composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck

Orfeo ed Euridice is an opera composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck, based on the myth of Orfeo and set to a libretto by Ranieri de' Calzabigi. In Greek mythology, Euridice was the wife of Orfeo, who tried to bring her back from the dead with his love-filled, enchanting music.