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'.
Cast/Performers
Nicholas Sharratt (Orpheus), Jane Harrington (Eurydice), Maire Flavin (Public Opinion), Brendan Collins (Jupiter), Daire Halpin (Diana), Gavan Ring (Pluto / Aristaeus), Ross McInroy (John Styx / Mars), Marie Claire Breen (Venus / Cupid), Olivia Ray (Juno), Christopher Diffey (Mercury)
Creatives/Company
Music: Offenbach Lyrics(s): Ludivoc Halevy, Hector-Jonathan Cremieux Company(s): Scottish Opera, Northern Ireland Opera Translation: Rory Bremner Musical Director(s): Clare Haslin (piano), Ruth Wilkinson (piano) Director: Oliver Mears Design: Simon Holdsworth Lighting: Giuseppe di Iorio Choreographer: Anna Morrissey
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