Orpheus knows a thing or two about quests. With his wife a “guest” of Hades, our Greek hero travels to the underworld—with lyre in hand, naturally—to fight the Furies and retrieve his lady love.

This past Monday, Seattle Opera launched its own hero’s quest: a four-week “treasure hunt” for tickets to SO’s upcoming production of Orpheus and Eurydice. Every Monday at 10am, now through March 5, opera staffers will stash a pair of tickets at a Seattle business and post clues to their whereabouts on the Seattle Opera blog, Facebook, and Twitter (@SeattleOpera). The Furies will be standing guard at the final location—don’t let the business casual fool you. They demand a password, provided each week with the clue. No password, no (Eury)dice. (Groan.)

The first round started with the clues “Allegedly inspired during a flight of the ‘I’m-on-a-rolla-Gay’” and “She laid down the law to Orfeo in Vienna,” and password “Green Mountain.” The winner found tickets at That’s Amore! Italian Cafe in Mt. Baker. (Eh? Amore, aka Cupid, is a character in the opera who sends Orpheus/Orfeo to the underworld.)

If, by the end of four weeks, you’re still empty handed, Seattle Opera will give away a fifth pair of tickets to the person who can solve the riddle of the passwords, strung together, and deliver the answer—musically—to the box office muses at 1020 John Street.

Game on.

Orpheus and Eurydice
Feb 25–Mar 10, Seattle Opera, McCaw Hall, $25–$203