Search results
The overture to the 1874 revision is a 393-bar piece, in which Jupiter's minuet and John Styx's song recur, interspersed with many themes from the score including "J'ai vu le Dieu Bacchus", the couplets "Je suis Vénus", the Rondeau des métamorphoses, the "Partons, partons" section of the Act 2 finale, and the Act 4 galop.
People also ask
What does Orpheus in the underworld mean?
Who wrote Orpheus in the underworld?
Where is Orpheus in the underworld set?
How does Orpheus act in Eurydice?
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.
- Betsy Schwarm
Pluton, god of the underworld, disguised as Aristée, a shepherd (tenor) Jupiter, king of the gods (low tenor–high baritone) Orphée, a musician (tenor) John Styx, servant of Pluton, formerly king of Boeotia (tenor or baritone) Mercure, messenger of the gods (tenor) Bacchus, god of wine (spoken) Mars, god of war (bass)
Orphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld) was first performed in Paris in 1858, and enjoyed immediate success. Earlier works of his had been restricted by law to short, or one-act, shows, and Orphée was a longer, more substantial work.