Name: Orphée aux enfers
Start: 1997-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
End: 1997-12-31T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Opéra Nouvel de Lyon

Organization

Direzione d'orchestra

Marc Minkowski

Regia

Laurent Pelly

Scenografia

Chantal Thomas

Costumi

Michel Dussarrat

Coreografia

Dominique Boivin

Luci

Joël Adam

Cantante

Mezzosoprano

Cassandre Berthon

Cupido

Tenore

Etienne Lescroart

Mercurio

Soprano

Virginie Pochon

Diana

Alketa Cela

Minerva

Maryline Fallot

Venere

Baritono

Laurent Naouri

Giove

Yann Beuron

Orfeo

Natalie Dessay

Euridice

Steven Cole

John Styx

Opéra de Lyon

Others

Lyon Opera Choirs

Orchestra

Lyon Opera Orchestra

Orphée aux enfers -  (Orfeo all'Inferno)

Lione

Francia

Opéra Nouvel de Lyon

In his famous "opera bouffe" Orpheus in the Underworld, Jacques Offenbach explores in a comic way the tragic story of lovers Orpheus and Eurydice. It is staged here by Laurent Pelly at the Opéra National de Lyon and performed by Natalie Dessay (Eurydice) and Yann Beuron (Orpheus).

In this funny version of Orphée's ancient myth, his highly famous complaint "I have lost my Eurydice" seems to be a victory roar... In this opera composed after a libretto by Hector Crémieux and Ludovic Halévy, premiered in 1858 at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, Offenbach and the librettists give characters back to life in a highly humorous way.

It is the story of a domestic squabble between bitter lovers Eurydice and Orpheus: Eurydice is fed up with Orpheus musical talent, but they cannot break off. So that Orpheus decides to ask shepherd Aristaeus – who is Pluto himself disguised – for his help. He wants him to seduce Eurydice to lead her die in a trap. Eurydice dies and goes to the Underworld. Everything is for the best in the best of all possible worlds, but Public Opinion comes to moralize Orpheus: he must save his honour in saving Eurydice...

The fanciful staging perfectly highlights Offenbach's Genius and humor: indeed he was the composer who created the genre of French "opéra bouffe". Natalie Dessay and Yann Beuron remarkably perform this opera with voices full of expressiveness and a beautiful stage presence. They really transform this domestic squabble into a funny story.

Orphée aux enfers Offenbach

Public

Orfeo all'Inferno

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