FIU Opera Theater presents Christoph Willibald Gluck’s Paride ed Elena

Radiant, heartfelt, and passionately dramatic, Paride ed Elena is a rarely performed jewel from Gluck’s revolutionary operatic legacy. Set in the golden world of myth, the opera traces the impassioned courtship of Paris, prince of Troy, and the legendary Helen of Sparta—an ill-fated love destined to ignite the Trojan War.

With Gluck’s resplendent score—filled with lyrical beauty, emotional immediacy, and elegant restraint—Paride ed Elena offers a spellbinding journey into the heart of ancient legend.

This FIU Opera Theater production, under the direction of Prof. Robert B. Dundas, showcases the extraordinary talents of singers from the Division of Vocal Performance. The FIU Symphony Orchestra, led by Dr. Javier Mendoza, brings Gluck’s shimmering orchestral palette to life. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to experience one of the most refined and emotionally charged works by the composer of Orfeo ed Euridice and Alceste.