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'.
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:
OffenbachLyrics(s):
Ludivoc Halevy,
Hector-Jonathan CremieuxCompany(s):
Scottish Opera,
Northern Ireland OperaTranslation:
Rory BremnerMusical Director(s):
Clare Haslin (piano),
Ruth Wilkinson (piano)
Director:
Oliver MearsDesign:
Simon HoldsworthLighting:
Giuseppe di IorioChoreographer:
Anna Morrissey