Eurydice: She, So Beloved (2007)
Commissioned by Opera North, the Brothers Quay created the installation and film 'She, So Beloved' inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke’s poem ‘Orpheus. Eurydice. Hermes.’ The Orfeo myth is re-told through a combination of art forms; film, dance, music and visual art contained within a contemporary staged installation to provide an intimate sensory experience.
Directors: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay.
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Simon Keenlyside as Orfeo |
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Kenneth Tharp as Hermes |
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Zenaida Yanowsky as Eurydice |
| Camera | Nicholas D. Knowland | Director of Photography |
| Art | Timothy Quay | Set Designer |
| Production | Lucie Conrad | Producer |
| Sound | Sophie Davies | Sound mixer |
| Directing | Stephen Quay | Director |
| Editing | Stephen Quay | Editor |
| Sound | Claudio Monteverdi | Music |
| Art | Stephen Quay | Set Designer |
| Sound | Mike Hatch | Sound Engineer |
| Editing | Timothy Quay | Editor |
| Directing | Timothy Quay | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sharon Martin | Makeup Artist |