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Bookmark or Share- Euridice | Jacopo Peri | Opera-Arias.comEuridice (also Erudice or Eurydice) is an opera by Jacopo Peri, with additional music by Giulio Caccini. (Caccini wrote his own "Euridice" even as he supplied music to Peri's opera, published this version before Peri's was performed, in 1600, and got it staged two years later.)
- Euridice - The Kennedy CenterEuridice was created for the marriage of King Henry IV of France and Maria de Medici. With Euridice Peri managed to establish sound principles for operatic composition. The work establishes in opera the dual resource of aria and recitative, and it explores the use of solo, ensemble and choral singing.
- Eurydice – MythopediaEurydice was the name of the doomed wife of the musician Orpheus. Described as a nymph in later literature, Eurydice was usually said to have died because of a snakebite on the eve of her wedding. Heartbroken, Orpheus went to the Underworld, where he convinced Hades and Persephone to restore his bride to him; however, Orpheus failed to follow ...
- Eurydice | Greek mythology | BritannicaThe Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Last Updated: May 16, 2024 • Article History. On the Web: Greek Legends and Myths - Eurydice in Greek Mythology (May 16, 2024) Eurydice, in ancient Greek legend, the wife of Orpheus. Her husband’s attempt to retrieve Eurydice from Hades forms the basis of one of the most popular Greek legends. See ...
- Eurydice - Greek MythologyEurydice was a nymph in Greek mythology, one of the daughters of the god Apollo. She was married to Orpheus, a legendary musician and poet.
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