Orpheus and Eurydice is an opera composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck with a libretto by Ranieri de’ Calzabigi. It was first performed on the 5th October 1762 in Vienna and is one of the most influential operas of the classical period, marking a change in serious opera, with a more direct, expressive style. It is based on the myth of Orpheus, the Thracian musician who descended to the underworld to rescue his wife Eurydice.
Gluck severely simplified the opera, eliminating the excessive ornamentation of the barroque and giving more weight to the integration of the music with the dramatic action.
Mal Pelo plans a version that will go beyond the original story, giving a new poetic and philosophical dimension to the tragedy of Orpheus and Eurydice. Mal Pelo’s counter-narrative centres on the fact that Eurydice has died by suicide; in the original libretto, the work begins with Eurydice already dead, with no explanation. The theme of Eurydice’s suicide and existential emptiness may open up new ways to reflect in a more contemporary and complex manner on love, suffering and death.

This is a production by the Auditorio de Tenerife, which will be premiered on the 22nd January 2026, with ten dancers who have taken part in recent Mal Pelo pieces, three singers, a chorus of twenty-four and an orchestra of forty-eight musicians.
Mal Pelo will be accompanied by an artistic team of great versatility, with experience in large-scale events and with acclaimed professional careers.

Stage director María Muñoz-Pep Ramis
Musical director Jordi Francés
Assistant director Anna Llopart
Set and costumes Lluc Castells
Dancers Zoltan Vakulya
Paula Ramis
Milagros García
Paula Calveras
Enric Fàbregas
Martí Ramis
Jacob Gregersen
Cecilia Colacrai
Arianna Bonacina
Musical chorus Intermezzo/ Coro Auditorio Tenerife
Chorus director Miguel Angel Arquet
Singers Teresa Iervolino, Orfeu
Ana Vieira Leite, Eurídice
Mira Alkovik, Amor
Lighting Luis Martí
Video Leo Castro
Stage music assistant Quiteria Muñoz
Production Mamen Juan-Torres