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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'. Sung in English. Orpheus and Eurydice's marriage is in trouble. He's a musician, but she can't stnd the noise, so she sets off to the underworld. Meanwhile, on Mount Olympus, the gods are bored, and sick of the notoriously randy Jupiter who's the only one who ever seems to have any fun. They fancy a break and before long everybody's gone to hell.

Cast/Performers

Frances McCafferty (Public Opinion), Mary Hegarty (Eurydice), Jamie MacDougall (Orpheus), Alan Oke (Pluto), Eric Roberts (Jupiter), Margaret Preece (Diana)

Creatives/Company

Music: Offenbach
Lyrics(s): Ludivoc Halevy, Hector-Jonathan Cremieux
Company: Opera North
Director: Martin Duncan
Conductor: Wyn Davies
Design: Tim Hatley

Orpheus in the Underworld

Orpheus in the Underworld (Opera or Operetta) production archive for QTIX code T0938315349. Details of all Orpheus in the Underworld archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S2044

Archive Listings

7 Jun 00
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8 Jun 00
The Lowry
Salford, Greater Manchester
Performance Details => Venue archive
19 May 00
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3 Jun 00
Grand Theatre and Opera House
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Performance Details => Venue archive

Reviews

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