或錯過次女高音 Cecilia Bartoli...
或是...看（真實人物虛構情節的）電影《絕代艷姬》，也不知道旁邊的觀眾為什麼要為閹伶 Farinelli 落淚，或問編劇 Farinelli 的哥哥那一部寫不出的歌劇為什麼要取名叫《歐菲斯》。
連舞蹈也一樣！
Orpheus-Eurydice
Ｏrpheus, the great Thracian hero, was the son of king Oeager and
the Muse Calliope. His renown spread throughout Greece thanks to his
unique skills in music and epic poetry. Almost all the writers of
antiquity praised his ivinely-
inspired talent on the lyre, from which he was able to coax sounds
that could tame wild beasts as well as bewitching the human ear.
During the voyage of the Argo, the melodious song of Orpheus was
capable even of drowning out the song of the Sirens, which until
then had proved fatal to all the travelers who heard it. Orpheus the
inspired singer was successful in taming Hades. According to the
myth, his beloved wife Eurydice died at an early age after being
bitten by a snake. Orpheus descended into the Underworld, determined
to bring her back. The sound of Orpheus’ lyre struck deep into the
hearts of all the denizens of the kingdom of darkness: Cerberus lay
down at peace for once, the torments of those in punishment were
suspended for a while, and even the terrible Furies were reduced to
tears. Hades resolved that Orpheus would be allowed to take his wife
away with him - but on condition that he did not turn round to look
at her until he was safely back in the land of living. The couple
set off in silence,
but shortly before they emerged through the gates of the Underworld
Orpheus was suddenly struck by doubts as to the honesty of Hades,
known to be a wily character; he turned round to check that Eurydice really was following him, and
in a trice she was gone for ever. Orpheus was shattered by the
irretrievable loss of his loved one, and in one version of the myth,
himself died shortly after. Other traditions blame the Bacchae of
Thrace for his demise: they dismembered him and scattered the pieces
because Orpheus had shown a lack of respect for the mysteries of
Dionysus. A third school of thought held that the tragic hero had
been put to death by Zeus himself, for daring to reveal divine
mysteries to mankind.
http://www.geocities.com/athens/parthenon/3449/orpheus.html
