The Corridor (opera)

The Corridor
Opera by Harrison Birtwistle
The composer in 2008
LibrettistDavid Harsent
LanguageEnglish
Based onOrpheus and Eurydice
Premiere
12 June 2009 (2009-06-12)

The Corridor is a chamber opera composed by Harrison Birtwistle to an English language libretto by David Harsent. It premiered at the Aldeburgh Festival on 12 June 2009. The title refers to the corridor through which Orpheus and Eurydice passed as he was leading her from the underworld.