Orfeo ed Euridice, an opera by Gluck. The Metropolitan Opera House, starring Stephanie Blythe, Danielle De Niese and Heidi Grant Murphy, conducted by James Levine. The great Mark Morris production of Gluck's masterwork "Orfeo ed Euridice" is back on the boards at the Met and with a much different cast. The very large Stephanie Blythe is a force of nature as Orfeo, unlike the light voiced David Daniels of two years ago. She blasts her way through the role, with very little sublety, but a lot of heart and more voice than anyone who has sung this role in many years. Danielle De Niese is a wonderful Euridice, plastic and animated, her lovely voice ideal in the role - she turns a perfect trill. Heidi Grant Murphy alas, has little voice left it seems. Perhaps she had a cold. She is perky and charming, but surely there are other soubrettes who would fare better these days. James Levine's conducting has if anything deepened in his feeling for the work. Hearing a majestic voice like Blythe's in this sublime timeless score is an opportunity not to be missed. Broadway Bridge and Tunnel Test Grade. A-