Name: Orphée aux enfers
Start: 2022-02-22
End: 2022-02-22
Location: Moravské divadlo

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Organization

Conductor

Tomáš Hanák

Miloslav Oswald

Stage director

Oldřich Kříž

Set designer

Daniel Dvořák

Costume designer

Roman Šolc

Choreographer

Petra Parvoničová

Chorus master

Lubomíra Hellová

Baritone

Martin Štolba

Jupiter

Jakub Tolaš

Tenor

Jakub Rousek

Orpheus

Peter Svetlík

Ondřej Doležal

John Styx

Radek Leszczynski

Mercury

Vojtěch Pačák

Bass

Jiří Kučera

Mars

Ján Vaculík

Soprano

Lucie Kordová

Eurydice

Oľga Bezačinská

Elena Prášilová Gazdíková

Diana

Lea Vítková

Mezzo-soprano

Zdenka Mervová

Public Opinion

Vendula Hlubková

Vendula Pumprlová

Venus

Lucie Skácelíková

Cupid

Magda Málková

Juno

Radan Hlubinka

Morphée

Radim Šimeček

Petr Martínek

Aristaeus / Pluto

Milan Vlček

Singer

Eva Wolfová Zatloukalová

Markéta Zahnašová

Jiří Horowitz

Bacchus

Moravian Theatre Olomouc

Orphée aux enfers -  (Orpheus in the Underworld)

Olomouc

Czech Republic

Moravské divadlo

Orphée aux enfers Offenbach

Orpheus in the Underworld

Approved

Orphée aux enfers Offenbach24

The operetta premiered on October 28, 1858 in Paris and was unfortunately not accepted as the author expected. The audience enjoyed Offenbach's charming melodies, costumes and scene, but the sensation did not take place. The miracle happened after the publication of criticism in the press, which aroused people's curiosity, and the work then experienced endless success. Orpheus literally flew around the world. The basic essence of Offenbach's parody is the caricature of an ancient legend, while the main effect is not based on verbal jokes, but is based on comic situations that arise from the clash of different characters. The author makes fun of the recognized rules of any time. That is why current aspects of public events can be found in Orpheus in the underworld. The most famous musical number is the so-called Infernal Cancan, in the original Galop infernal, from the second act. In addition, there are many musical quotations: the French national anthem,

English

Orpheus in the Underworld by Offenbach, Tue 22 Feb 2022, From (2020/2022), Directed by Oldřich Kříž,, Conductor Tomáš Hanák, Miloslav Oswald, Moravské divadlo, Olomouc, Czech Republic

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