In the art (world)

The myth of Orpheus and Eurydice inspired many artists, especially in music, because Orpheus is almost the prototype of the (ideal) singer.

But many were also inspired by the myth in literature, theater, film and painting, including the following:

• Jean Cocteau adapted the story into a film in 1950 as Orphée, based on his 1926 play of the same name.
• Marcel Camus adapted a Brazilian version of Orfeu Negro in 1959, based on a play by Vinicius de Moraes.
• Le Testament d'Orphée, film by Jean Cocteau from 1960 with Pablo Picasso, Brigitte Bardot and Cocteau as himself.
• Painter Frederico Cervelli.
• Composer Claudio Monteverdi laid the foundation for classical opera with L'Orfeo.Christoph Willibald Gluck wrote Orfeo ed Euridice, of which the dance of the blessed spirits is one of the most popular pieces of classical music.
• Jacques Offenbach wrote the operetta Orphée aux enfers. The story of this is a light-hearted variation on the myth: Eurydice is a frivolous woman here and when she dies, Orpheus is happy to be rid of her. He undertakes the journey to the underworld to retrieve her reluctantly and only at the insistence of others.
• Franz Liszt wrote a symphonic poem Orpheus.
• Kurt Weill made a cantata in 1926 based on the poem 'Der Neuer Orpheus' by poet Yvan Goll.
• Choreographer George Balanchine, in collaboration with composer Igor Stravinsky, created a thirty-minute ballet Orpheus in Hollywood, California in 1947.
• The song From the Underworld by The Herd from 1967 is based on the legend.
• Frank Boeijen wrote a song about the story and released it on the CD special Tender Time Orpheus.
• The Orpheus theme is dominant in most of the oeuvre of the Dutch poet Gerrit Achterberg
• in most of the oeuvre of the Dutch poet Gerrit Achterberg.
• Harry Mulisch used the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice as the background for his book Two Women.
• Steve Hackett based a composition for guitar and orchestra on the myth, entitled Metamorpheus.
• Nick Cave released a CD entitled The Lyre of Orpheus in 2004 and performed his interpretation of the story of Orpheus in the title track.
• Salman Rushdie used the myth as the basis for his book The Ground Beneath Her Feet.
• Hubert Lampo wrote the book Kasper in the Underworld, which is a direct comparison to the myth.
• Anais Mitchell released the folk opera “Hadestown” in 2010.
• Wim Vandekeybus based the performance “Blush” on the story of Orpheus
• Jean Anouilh wrote a modern version of this story as a play, “Eurydice.”
• Reinhard Mey sings 'Ich möchte wie Orpheus singen'.
• The 1978 novel What Dreams May Come by the American writer Richard Matheson and the 1998 American film of the same name by Vincent Ward show strong similarities with the story of Orpheus and Eurydice.
• Neil Gaiman gives Orpheus a place as the son of Morpheus in his comic book saga Sandman: The Song of Orpheus, included in the collection Fables and Reflections.
• On Reflektor by the band Arcade Fire, several songs refer to this myth.
• Czeslaw Milosz wrote the poem Orpheus and Eurydice, in memory of his wife.
• Rainer Maria Rilke wrote Sonnets to Orpheus in 1922.
• The Israeli band Orphaned Land has a song called “Like Orpheus.”
• David Sylvian - song Orpheus from album Secrets of the Beehive 1987
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• Jóhannsson composed Orphée, minimalist music
• Several music associations have Orpheus in their name, such as:
• the Orpheus Institute
• the Royal Schiedam Men's Choir Orpheusthe Royal Orchestra Orpheus from Tilburg
• Vincent Ward's 1998 film has strong similarities with the story of Orpheus and Eurydice.
• Neil Gaiman gives Orpheus a place as the son of Morpheus in his comic book saga Sandman: The Song of Orpheus, included in the collection Fables and Reflections.
• On Reflektor by the band Arcade Fire, several songs refer to this myth.
• Czeslaw Milosz wrote the poem Orpheus and Eurydice, in memory of his wife.
• Rainer Maria Rilke wrote Sonnets to Orpheus in 1922.
• The Israeli band Orphaned Land has a song called “Like Orpheus.”
• David Sylvian - song Orpheus from album Secrets of the Beehive 1987
• Jóhann Jóhannsson composed Orphée, minimalist music
• Several music associations have Orpheus in their name, such as:
• The Orpheus Institute
• the Royal Schiedam Men's Choir Orpheus
• the Royal Orchestra Orpheus from Tilburg
• Several music associations have Orpheus in their name, such as:
• the Orpheus Institute
• the Royal Schiedam Men's Choir Orpheus
• he Royal Orchestra Orpheus from Tilburg