New Opera Singapore Dichterliebe 48. He captivated the crowd with his soulful and strong vocals, bringing out every emotion from the pieces, using a plethora of vocal techniques and dramatic expressions. Jacques Offenbach: Orpheus in the Underworld . This production was staged at Victoria Theatre on 29 July 2016 and 31 July 2016. New Opera Singapore commended its fifth commemoration with another stellar execution at the restored Victoria Theater. Established by Korean Soprano and singing educator Jeong Ae Ree, the fit troupe exhibits the exemplary Greek story of Orpheus and Euridice, deciphered by Jeremy Sams, with music composed by Jacques Offenbach. Orpheus In
The Gaze of Orpheus taken by Orpheus from light to dark and back to light is symbolic of the artist’s journey from reality to the edges of the surreal, “…the force that enables Orpheus to cross the boundaries of light and life, and to descend to Eurydice, according to Blanchot, is that of art. Rendering this dark point, the lure, the point in which the artist's control is undermined, is also the object of the work of art.” (New Media Narratives). Blanchot uses the myth to transcribe the creative process. “Eurydice's disappearance symbolizes a loss that is recuperated by the compensatory gift of Orpheus's