The most significant departure that Mitchell makes from the traditional narrative concerns the reason for Eurydice’s presence in the underworld, or “Hadestown.” At the last minute he looks back and loses her forever. Orpheus goes before Hades and Persephone and manages to win Eurydice’s freedom with his song on the condition that he not look back as she follows him out. She ends up in the underworld, here referred to as “Hadestown.” Orpheus and Eurydice are in love and preparing for marriage. “ The plot of Hadestown follows the overall framework of the narrative that we know from antiquity, established most thoroughly by Vergil in Book 4 of the Georgics and Ovid in Book 10 of his Metamorphoses.
Last week, the 2019 Tony award nominations were announced.Īn unusual, but very worthy musical was nominated– Hadestown.ĭo you know it? It’s awesome, but don’t take my word for it.
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