Orpheus und Eurydike review Yann Bridard, Maria Riccarda Wesseling, Marie-Agnes Gillot, Julia Kleiter, Miteki Kudo, and Sunhae Im perform in this 2008 National Ballet of Paris production by Pina Bausch of the Gluck ballet filmed in HD and conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock. The Ballet de l'Opera National de Paris mounted this production of the late Pina Bausch's dance-opera Orpheus und Eurydike, which Bausch had adapted from composer Christoph Willibald-Gluck and Ranieri de' Calzabigi's 1762 opera Orfeo ed Euridice. Orpheus und Eurydike DVD As the title suggests, it takes its basic narrative from the myth of Orpheus, and his courageous but ill-fated attempt to rescue his lover Eurydice (also known as Eurydike) from the jaws of the underworld. Orpheus und Eurydike movie This particular production finds Yann Bridard dancing as Orpheus and Marie-Agnиs Gillot dancing as Eurydike , with mezzo-soprano Maria-Riccarda Wesseling accompanying Bridard and soprano Julia Kleiter accompanying Wesseling. Orpheus und Eurydike video Pina Bausch did the choreography and stage direction, while Rolf Borzik designed the sets, costumes and lighting. Orpheus und Eurydike film The Balthasar-Neumann Ensemble & Choir, under the direction of Thomas Hengelbrock, lend musical accompaniment.