Laura Gladd, daughter of Old Lyme resident Donna Gladd, performed the role of Euridice in the recent Ithaca College Theatre production of “L’Orfeo.”
Gladd is a senior vocal performance and music education major in the college’s School of Music. Her Ithaca College main stage credits include an ensemble member in “The Little Prince,” and an understudy and ensemble member in “L’Enfant et les Sortileges” and various scenes with IC opera workshop. Her other credits include Third Spirit in “The Magic Flute” and an ensemble member in “Pirates of Penzance” at CRS Barn Studio in Ithaca, New York.
“L’Orfeo” is an opera that retells the classical myth of the newlywed Orfeo and his heroic adventure to the underworld, risking his life in the hope of rescuing his wife.
Coeducational and nonsectarian, Ithaca College is a nationally recognized independent college of some 6,400 undergraduates and 450 graduate students. Located in Ithaca, New York, it combines the individual attention of a small institution with the resources and offerings of a large university.