Offenbach | Orpheus in the Underworld / Can Can (1858)
Orpheus in the Underworld and Orpheus in Hell are English names for Orphée aux enfers, a comic opera with music by Jacques Offenbach and words by Hector Crémieux and Ludovic Halévy.
1858-10-21 18:00:00 - Offenbach
It was first performed as a two-act "opéra bouffon" at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, Paris, on 21 October 1858, and was extensively revised and expanded in a four-act "opéra féerie" version, presented at the Théâtre de la Gaîté, Paris, on 7 February 1874.
PERFORMANCE
Gimnazija Kranj Symphony Orchestra on Great Christmas Concert 2012 - Between Heaven and Earth in Cankarjev dom (Gallus Hall). The slovenian youth perfomered famous parodical overture by french composer Jacques Offenbach, Orpheus in Underworld Overture. It is special magic moment, filled with poetry, nostalgia and love with our youth orchestra on sold out concert.
Under conductor maestro Nejc Bečan; Concert master: Matjaž Bogataj; florist: Ivo Uršič; scenography: Jernej Kejžar; light: Cankarjev dom; sound: Matjaž Culiberg, mastering: Iztok Zupan; operational manager: Grega Jeraša, director: Primož Zevnik