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Orphee, London Coliseum
Classic Cocteau film gets trademark treatment from Philip Glass
Jennifer France (right) as death

THE fourth and final staging of ENO's ambitious Orpheus Series is arguably the most anticipated yet.

When ENO last staged Glass, with Phelim McDermott’s production of Akhnaten earlier this year, it was a resounding success and is currently enjoying a run at New York's Metropolitan Opera House.

However its first three operas about the Orpheus legend have had mixed reviews with empty seats prompting ENO to sell tickets at half price.

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