Shirin Neshat stages Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice at Teatro Regio di Parma
Shirin Neshat, an Iranian artist born in Qazvin in 1957, will direct Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice at Teatro Regio di Parma, with its premiere set for January 23, 2026, followed by performances on January 25, 29, and 31. The production will include conductor Fabio Biondi, dramaturg Yvonne Gebauer, set designer Heike Vollmer, costume designer Katharina Schlipf, lighting designer Valerio Tiberi, and choreographer Claudia Greco, alongside the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini and the Teatro Regio di Parma choir. The cast features Carlo Vistoli as Orfeo, Francesca Pia Vitale as Euridice, and Theodora Raftis as Amore. Neshat's vision reinterprets Euridice's suicide, delving into themes of love, death, and inner turmoil. This follows her 2025 Aida at the Opéra de Paris and Damiano Michieletto's 2024 Spoleto production.
Key facts
- Shirin Neshat directs Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice at Teatro Regio di Parma
- Debut on January 23, 2026; additional performances on January 25, 29, and 31
- Conductor Fabio Biondi, dramaturg Yvonne Gebauer, set designer Heike Vollmer, costume designer Katharina Schlipf, lighting designer Valerio Tiberi, choreographer Claudia Greco
- Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini and Teatro Regio di Parma choir directed by Maestro Martino Faggiani
- Singers: Carlo Vistoli (Orfeo), Francesca Pia Vitale (Euridice), Theodora Raftis (Amore)
- Euridice dies by suicide, tormented by loss of her son and husband's inability to mourn
- Black-and-white silent films open and close the production
- Neshat previously directed Aida at Opéra de Paris in 2025
Entities
Artists
- Shirin Neshat
- Fabio Biondi
- Yvonne Gebauer
- Heike Vollmer
- Katharina Schlipf
- Valerio Tiberi
- Claudia Greco
- Martino Faggiani
- Carlo Vistoli
- Francesca Pia Vitale
- Theodora Raftis
- Christoph Willibald Gluck
- Ranieri de' Calzabigi
- Damiano Michieletto
- Valeria Ottolenghi
Institutions
- Teatro Regio di Parma
- PAC – Padiglione d’Arte Contemporanea di Milano
- Opéra de Paris
- Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini
- ANCT (Associazione Nazionale dei Critici di Teatro)
- Artribune
Locations
- Parma
- Italy
- Qazvin
- Iran
- United States
- Milan
- Paris
- Vienna
- Spoleto