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   How many acts did Orpheus have?

   • The original work had two acts, but Offenbach revised and extended it to four acts in 1874. Orpheus and his subsequent comic operas lampooned the traditional genre of operas, which told tales from Greek mythology. Offenbach made particular fun of the traditional rousing endings of French operas by adding, for example, a waltz.

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   Who wrote Orpheus in the underworld?

   • The overture to Jacques Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld (1858). Orpheus in the Underworld, comic operetta by French composer Jacques Offenbach (French libretto by Hector Crémieux and Ludovic Halévy ), a satirical treatment of the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus. It premiered on October 21, 1858, at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens in Paris.

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   Who was Jacques Offenbach?

   • Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) was a composer of German birth who took French citizenship and became famous in Paris for his comic operettas, a genre he created, and for the more serious opera, The Tales of Hoffmann. A virtuoso cellist, conductor, and prolific composer of stage works, Offenbach was hugely popular across Europe through the 1860s.

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   What music did Jacques Offenbach write?

   • The "Barcarolle" – originally a genre of boating song with a distinctive 6/8 rhythm – from the Entr'acte of the opera is perhaps the single most recognisable piece of music by Offenbach, although he had first written the tune for his three-act opera Die Rheinnixen back in 1864. The most important operatic works by Jacques Offenbach include:

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   During the first run of the revised version Offenbach expanded it even further, adding ballets illustrating the kingdom of Neptune in Act 3 and bringing the total number of scenes in the four acts to twenty-two.

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   The work was originally structured in two acts, though Offenbach later expanded it into four acts. Background and context. Offenbach, Jacques. Jacques Offenbach.

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5. www.eno.org › operas › orpheus-in-the-underworldThe Story of Orpheus in the Underworld? Plot & More | ENO

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   Synopsis. Act I London, 1957. Orpheus and Eurydice fall in love, marry, and are soon expecting their first child. Disaster strikes, and the young couple cannot comprehend the tragedy that has befallen them. Public Opinion arrives in a black cab and offers Eurydice a sympathetic ear and a shoulder to cry on.

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6. www.eno.org › discover-opera › operasAn introduction to Orpheus in the Underworld | ENO

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   Although many composers have written music for the Can-can over the centuries, Offenbach’s music from the final Act of Orpheus in the Underworld is the most famous. The Can-can dance first appeared in Paris in the 1830s, and was popular throughout most of the nineteenth century.

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   Jan 15, 2024 · The original work had two acts, but Offenbach revised and extended it to four acts in 1874. Orpheus and his subsequent comic operas lampooned the traditional genre of operas, which told tales from Greek mythology .

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   Time: 90'00. Orphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld) is an opéra bouffon (a form of operetta ), or opéra féerie in its revised version, by Jacques Offenbach. The French text was written by Ludovic Halévy and later revised by Hector-Jonathan Crémieux. The work, first performed in 1858, is said to be the first classical full-length ...

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   30 - 31 Dec 2024. Tickets. New Year's concert at the Opera 2024. Orphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld), Offenbach Operetta: Concert. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), Lehár Operetta: Concert. Die Fledermaus (The Bat), Strauss II Operetta: Concert. Roméo et Juliette (Romeo and Juliet), Berlioz Opera: Concert.