Orpheus in the Underworld

T432733035
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

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Archive :: production:T432733035, opera or operetta:S2044, venue:V424

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Production details

Gilbert and Sullival Festival. Pavilion Arts Centre