Eurydice: She, So Beloved (2007)

Music

Commissioned by Opera North, the Brothers Quay created the installation and film 'She, So Beloved' inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke’s poem ‘Orpheus. Eurydice. Hermes.’ The Orfeo myth is re-told through a combination of art forms; film, dance, music and visual art contained within a contemporary staged installation to provide an intimate sensory experience.

Cast

Orfeo
Simon Keenlyside
Hermes
K Kenneth Tharp
Eurydice
Zenaida Yanowsky

Crew

Editor
Stephen Quay
Editor
Timothy Quay
Director
Stephen Quay
Director
Timothy Quay
Producer
L Lucie Conrad
Set Designer
Stephen Quay
Set Designer
Timothy Quay
Music
Claudio Monteverdi
Sound Engineer
M Mike Hatch
Sound mixer
S Sophie Davies
Makeup Artist
S Sharon Martin
Director of Photography
N Nicholas D. Knowland