ACT I. The poet and singer Orfeo grieves before the tomb of his young wife, Euridice, as a group of shepherds and shepherdesses place tributes on her grave (“Chiamo il mio ben così”). Orfeo is touched by their laments, but his sorrow is acute and he asks to be left alone. He calls on the spirit of his beloved wife to hear his despair; then, cursing the gods for having taken Euridice from him, he resolves to descend to Hades and brave the Furies to find her.

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Christoph Willibald Gluck Orfeo ed Euridici Agnes Balsta, Margaret Marshall, and Edita Gruberova Ambrosian Opera Chorus Philharmonia Orchestra Conducted by: Riccardo Muti
Orfeo:
Cerco il mio ben così In queste, ove morì, Funeste sponde.	Thus I seek my beloved, here where she died, on these sad shores.