Opera or Operetta
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'.
Creatives/Company
Music:
OffenbachLyrics(s):
Ludivoc Halevy,
Hector-Jonathan CremieuxUKTW Historical Archive
Orpheus in the Underworld archive with 40 listings from Monday, 6th October 1997 to Saturday, 15th February 2025.