October 25, 2021 @ 7:30 pm PDT
Free lecture via Zoom
Prof. Hector Williams with Dr. Richard Spratley
The Orpheus Legend in Art and Music
The Orpheus Legend in Art and Music
Orpheus, the Greek hero whose songs could charm both gods and wild beasts and coax the trees and rocks into dance, has achieved an emblematic status as a metaphor for the power of music - and the power of love. His legend has resonated through the millennia, giving rise to sculpture and vase paintings in the ancient Greek world, dozens of representations of him with animals in the Roman, and a few even in early Christian art as well as many works of Western art literature, dance, music, and film. In Pharos’ opening presentation of its 42nd season, Hector Williams will look at Orpheus in Greek and Roman art and Ric Spratley will take you a quick tour of five centuries of Western Orphean music, dance, and more.
