Performance

Venue	Opera Holland Park - Open Air Theatre
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	30th June 2009
To	11th July 2009
When	Jun 30, Jul 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11
Prices	From £10.00. To £54.00.
Opera Holland Park - Open Air Theatre (V203)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

Orpheus in the Underworld

Work:: Orpheus in the Underworld (S2044)

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

Production:: (T0851996374)

Sung in English

Producer	Holland Park
Translation	Jeremy Sames
Conductor	John Owen Edwards
Director	Tom Hawkes
Design	Peter Rice
Choreographer	Jenny Weston
Performer	Jeni Bern (Eurydice)
Performer	Benjamin Segal (Orpheus)
Performer	Daniel Broad (Pluto)
Performer	Ian Caddy (Jupiter)
Performer	Nuala Willis (Public Opinion)
Performer	Oliver White (Mercury)
Performer	John Lofthouse (John Styx)
Performer	Nicola Stonehouse (Diana)
Performer	Jane Harrington (Cupid)
Performer	Verity Parker (Venus)
Performer	Louise Crane (Minerva)
Performer	Jill Pert (Juno)
Performer	Maciek O'Shea (Mars)

Listing:: L0646590355

Production details

Sung in English

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