Details

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'. Performed in English.

Cast/Performers

Ed Lyon (Orpheus), Claudia Boyle (Eurydice), Lucia Lucas (Public Opinion), Williard White (Jupiter), Robert Hayward (Jupiter Nov 21 / 26 / 28), Alex Otterburn (Pluto), Alan Oke (John Styx), Keel Watson (Mars), Idunnu Munch (Venus), Mary Bevan (Diana)

Creatives/Company

Music: Offenbach
Lyrics(s): Ludivoc Halevy, Hector-Jonathan Cremieux, Tom Morris (English Lyrics)
Producer: English National Opera
Conductor(s): Sian Edwards, Valentina Peleggi (Nov 1 / 26 / 28)
Director(s): Emma Rice (English Book), Matthew Monaghan (Associate Director)
Design: Lizzie Clachan
Costume: Lez Brotherston
Lighting: Malcolm Rippeth
Choreographer: Ella Murfitt