Hades
HADES is the Greek name for the underworld and its ruler. The spelling of the name sometimes varies (Aides, Hades, Aïdoneus), but the etymology seems now reasonably clear. Appropriately, ...
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In Greek mythology, there lived immortal gods who took the image and characteristics of humans. These various gods held great powers and with these powers they had to play key roles in the universe, ...
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Hades means both the ancient Greek adobe of the dead and the god of the underworld. At first Hades had a different name, haidou, meaning the house of Hades. His name, Hades was derived to distinguis...
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For a work that was composed with the goal of bringing classical restraint to opera, Gluck's "Orfeo ed Euridice" packs a surprising emotional punch.And in the production by director-choreographer M...
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It was the mighty Kenneth Tynan who said that among the things he could live without in the theater are Everyman characters with pretentious names like “Mr. Adam” or “Mr. Zero....
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For many, the operas of Richard Wagner can be a hard slog: The philosophical conundrums of the librettos, the grating consonants of the German language, and the sheer sitzfleisch needed to get thro...
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Hades
The Infamous Lord of the Underworld: Hades
Morris's vision makes Gluck opera shine
