Orpheus In The Underworld
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Music By Jacques Offenbach
Lyrics By Jacques Offenbach
Type of Musical: Operetta
Opened: October 21, 1858
Theatre: Bouffes-Parisiens, Paris
Synopsis
Orpheus can't stand his wife, Eurydice, and is delighted when she is bitten by a poisonous snake and carried off to the underworld by Pluto. Public Opinion, in the guise of a mezzo soprano, demands that Orpheus follow her to Hades and bring her back. While he is there, we get to witness some rather "ungodly" behavior by the denizens of Mount Olympus.
Song List
ACT I
- Overture
- Opening Act I
- A Nymph In Love
- The Violin Duet
- A Shepherd Am I
- Mortals Below, Gods Up Above
- Invocation
- The Awakening
- Pluto's Exit
- Finale Act I
ACT II
- Entr'acte
- Opening Act II
- Lament For Acteon
- Balloon Song
- Nothing We Can Do
- To Arms
- Ha-Ha-Ha!
- Finale Act II
ACT III
- Entr'acte
- Sorry I Came
- Cherchez La Femme!
- The Hades Chorus
- Mortals Below, Gods Up Above (Reprise)
- Minuet
- Galop
- Entrance Of Orpheus
- Finale Act III
- Curtain Call
- Play-Out
SUPPLIMENTARY (OPTIONAL) NUMBERS
- I Was A King
- The Fly Duet
- Hymn To Bacchus
Misc. Show Information
This show was Offenbach's first Successful Show.
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