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Work: Orphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld)

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ComposerOffenbach, Jacques (1819-1880)
PeriodRomantic
Year1858
Work typeOpera / Oratorio
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ParisOrphée aux Enfers

Philharmonie de Paris
Offenbach: Orphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld)
Mathieu Romano; Ludovic Lagarde; Orchestre du Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris; Students from the Conservatoire de Paris

ToursOrphée aux enfers

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Offenbach: Orphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld)
Marc Leroy-Calatayud; Olivier Py; Opéra de Tours; Pierre-André Weitz; Bertrand Killy; Orchestre Symphonique Région Centre-Val de Loire/Tours
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Descent into hell: Opera Zuid's madcap Orpheus in the Underworld

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A touring show on a frugal budget, but Opera Zuid's take on Offenbach's diabolical delights hits the spot in burning temperatures in the Netherlands. 
***11
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Au fait with Orphée: Salzburg celebrates Offenbach's bicentenary

The Salzburg Festival's production of Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld is another classic in the making from Barrie Kosky.
*****
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Oper Köln's delightful Orpheus enraptures all ages

Oper Köln’s Orpheus in the Underworld proved age accessibility must not sacrifice humour and musical integrity. The tight ensemble piece was superbly acted and well-sung throughout.
****1
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