Eurydice the basis of a play by Sarah Ruhl. It inspired the 1959 film "Black Orpheus" by Marcel Camus. The myth also inspired the American playwright Tennessee Williams' 1957 drama "Orpheus Descending". Other uses include: Eurydice In Greek mythology, Eurydice (; , "Eurydikē" "wide justice", derived from "ευρυς eurys" "wide" and "δικη dike" "justice”) was an oak nymph or one of the daughters of Apollo. She was the wife of Orpheus, who tried to bring her back from the dead with his enchanting music. Eurydice was the wife of Orpheus, who loved her dearly; on their wedding day, he played joyful
The Mask of Orpheus The Mask of Orpheus The Mask of Orpheus is an opera with music by Harrison Birtwistle and a libretto by Peter Zinovieff. It was premiered in London at the English National Opera on 21 May 1986 to great critical acclaim. A recorded version conducted by Andrew Davis and Martyn Brabbins has also received good reviews. The work is around three hours long. The structure of the opera's plot is complex. Rather than telling a story by starting at A and going through B to C, "The Mask of Orpheus" explores the Orpheus myth in a number of directions at once,