ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD

Music by Jacques Offenbach

Libretto by Hector Crémieux and Ludovic Halévy

Amy Johnson, director

Brett Scott, music director and conductor

Offenbach’s operetta is a satirical retelling of the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and his journey to the underworld to save his beloved, Eurydice. In this version, Orpheus and Eurydice are unhappily married, and he reluctantly travels to the underworld in an attempt to retrieve his estranged wife from her new lover, Pluto. The comical opera features beloved music, including a popular can-can.