Movie Description
Orphée aux Enfers
(2009)Overview
Here is an irreverent take on the tragic story of the lovers Orpheus and Eurydice. With his librettists Hector Crémieux and Ludovic Halévy, Jacques Offenbach creates a wonderful array of characters from the heavens who find themselves caught up in domestic antics. In this enchanting production from the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence from 2009 with a young cast from the European Academy of Music, director Yves Beaunesne transposes the action to the 1940s and spreads it over the four floors of a bourgeois residence. From the kitchen (Orpheus' home) to the attic (the Underworld), via the dining room (Olympus) and the bedroom (Pluto's boudoir), he succeeds in teasing out all the humour and elegance of Offenbach’s satirical masterpiece.
Cast
Eurydice
Orphée
Aristée / Pluton
Jupiter
L’Opinion Publique
John Styx
Mercure
Cupidon
Diane
Vénus
Minerve
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Facts
Original TitleOrphée aux Enfers
Status Released
Release Information
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2009-07-14
Original Language
Homepagehttps://operavision.eu/performance/orphee-aux-enfers
Production CompaniesFestival d'Aix-en-Provence,OperaVision
Genres
- Music
