It's one of the most oft retold stories of Greek mythology. The beautiful Eurydice, beloved of the musician Orpheus, dies and is confined to Hades. Orpheus uses his musical magic to secure her release ...

It's a tale familiar from Virgil and Ovid. The beautiful Eurydice, newly married to the musician Orpheus, is killed by a snakebite. Overcome with grief, Orpheus descends to Hades to bring her back to ...

It was a ballet with a mission. Christoph Gluck's ballet Alessandro, which tells the story of enemies-turned-lovers, was meant to pave the way for the French public to accept the marriage of the crown ...