L'Orfeo plays through Sunday!
June 9-12, 2022
Calvary Presbyterian Church
935 W Wisconsin Ave, 53233
Music by Claudio Monteverdi | Libretto by Alessandro Striggio
English Translation by Danny Brylow and Joseph Krohlow
Sponsored by Jan Serr and John Shannon
Aperi Animam gratefully acknowledges support from the Milwaukee Arts Board and the Wisconsin Arts Board, with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Performance Date/Times:
Thursday, June 9 at 7:30 PM
Friday, June 10 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, June 11 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, June 12 at 2:00 PM
Tickets on sale now!
APERI ANIMAM and the Milwaukee Opera Theatre proudly present L’Orfeo. The opera performance tells the story of Greek legend Orpheus, portraying his daring descent to the underworld on a quest to return his bride, Eurydice, to the world of living.
In 1607, Claudio Monteverdi, then working for the Duke of Mantua, presented the first truly great surviving opera, L’Orfeo. Now, 415 years later, Milwaukee Opera Theatre and APERI ANIMAM have joined forces to share a new, original English translation (by Joseph Krohlow and Danny Brylow) of this masterwork.
Join us as we tell the story of Orpheus and his quest for eternal love. Spoiler alert: This one has a happy ending.
General Adult: $32
Student/Artist: $20
L'Orfeo will be presented in English with projected English titles.
The performance will run approximately two hours, plus one fifteen minute intermission.
Parking: Free street parking is available near the church.
Safety: In alignment with local and national guidance from the Milwaukee Health Department and the CDC, we will not be requiring proof of vaccination or a negative test result for attendance.
Mask wearing in the venue will be required for all audience members.
L'Orfeo Artwork: Andrea Klohn
Read Cast and Orchestra Biographies Here
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Latest On the Performance:
Most recently featured in The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article by Jim Higgins. Photo credit: Donna Miller
“APERI ANIMAM’s voices brings Gen Z, millennial passion to ‘L’Orfeo’ and Renaissance music”
Jim Higgins, veteran arts and culture journalist for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, interviews Aperi Animam's Artistic Director Jackie Willis as he covers our upcoming co-production of L'ORFEO this week.
Jackie Willis, a mezzo soprano originally from Fond du Lac and a 2016 graduate of UWM's Peck School of the Arts with a BA in Vocal Performance, specializes in early music. She has performed locally with the Skylight Music Theatre, the Milwaukee Opera Theatre, and co-founded and has performed with Aperi Animam since 2017. Appointed Aperi Animam's second Artistic Director in 2021, Jackie is excited to make both her Music Direction debut and first operatic lead role with the ever enchanting story of L'Orfeo.
You can read the full interview here.
Featured in Milwaukee’s Shepherd Express Article by David Luhrssen
“MOT collaborates with the dazzling vocal ensemble APERI ANIMAM and an ensemble playing period instruments, including harpsichord, viola da gamba, theorbo, violin, sackbut and recorder. ”