Orpheus in the Underworld

T526567433
Orpheus' trip to the Underworld to recover Eurydice. First performed in 1858 and perhaps the first ever full-length classical operetta, this opera is perhaps most famous for the 'Can Can', or as it is properly called, 'The Infernal Gallop'.

Music	Offenbach
Lyrics	Ludivoc Halevy
Lyrics	Hector-Jonathan Cremieux

Archive :: production:T526567433, opera or operetta:S2044, venue:V611

Performance

Venue	Citizens Theatre
	Other spaces: Circle Studio, Stalls Studio
Town	Glasgow
County	Glasgow
From	8th September 2011
To	11th September 2011
When	19:30
Prices	From £10.50. To £18.00.
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Company

Company	Scottish Opera
Company	Northern Ireland Opera
Translation	Rory Bremner
Musical Director	Clare Haslin (piano)
Musical Director	Ruth Wilkinson (piano)
Director	Oliver Mears
Design	Simon Holdsworth
Lighting	Giuseppe di Iorio
Choreographer	Anna Morrissey
Performer	Nicholas Sharratt (Orpheus)
Performer	Jane Harrington (Eurydice)
Performer	Maire Flavin (Public Opinion)
Performer	Brendan Collins (Jupiter)
Performer	Daire Halpin (Diana)
Performer	Gavan Ring (Pluto / Aristaeus)
Performer	Ross McInroy (John Styx / Mars)
Performer	Marie Claire Breen (Venus / Cupid)
Performer	Olivia Ray (Juno)
Performer	Christopher Diffey (Mercury)

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