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Gluck’s ‘Orphée et Eurydice’

July 18, 2020, 12:00 pm

Dmitry Korchak and Andriana Chuchman in Orphée et Eurydice (Photo: Todd Rosenberg)

Dmitry Korchak and Andriana Chuchman are the titular lovers in this performance. Harry Bicket conducts.

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Gluck’s ‘Orphée et Eurydice’