Eurydice - Die Liebenden, blind

Inspired by the Greek legend and Rainer Maria Rilke’s Sonette an Orpheus, Manfred Trojahn created Eurydice - Die Liebenden, blind - a contemporary, dramatic poem that takes us on an unavoidable journey by train and ship, in which Eurydice meets old acquaintances and Orpheus. Orpheus believes he will enrich Eurydice's life, but once Eurydice steps over the threshold to the 'other side', she no longer feels the need to have a ‘special someone’ to feel fulfilled. Eurydice - Die Liebenden, blind invokes the power of music and allegory to portray Eurydice as a muse for Orpheus the singer, while simultaneously depicting Orpheus and Eurydice’s love to be akin to the love between word and sound, and between artistry and inspiration.

Seasoned artists and exciting debuts

More than ten years after his highly-acclaimed Orest, Manfred Trojahn, one of the most important German composers of today, returns to Dutch National Opera. With his latest composition, which is characterised by  an unmistakable French feel and style, Trojahn draws on the rich emotional forms of expression that opera offers as an art form. For this world premiere, Dutch National Opera welcomes back director Pierre Audi, who has brought this well-known myth to our stage before. Baritone André Schuen and soprano Julia Kleiter will be making their DNO debut as this legend’s mythical couple. As rulers of the Underworld, we welcome back baritone Thomas Oliemans and mezzo-soprano Katia Ledoux. Celebrated conductor Erik Nielsen, who conducted Kurt Weill’s The Seven Deadly Sins last season, returns to DNO to bring Trojahn’s rich score to life with the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra.