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| DVD Information |  | Offenbach - Orpheus in the Underworld / Davin, Badea, Vidal, Theatre de la Monnaie Brussels | | | | UPC: 014381930528 | | Art House & International : By Original Language : French | | Amazon.com
Orpheus in the Underworld (Orphée aux Enfers), Offenbach's riotous parody of the dissipations of French life in the Second Empire, fairly gallops past in this 1997 Herbert Wernicke production staged at the Theatre de la Monnaie in Brussels. Based on Offenbach's meatier second version (1874) of the Orpheus legend, it features nicely judged performances across the board, some stunning special effects, and plenty of satire.
The casting is excellent, with Jacqueline van Quaille's chain-smoking dowager Juno heading the field. Alexandru Badea's Orpheus subverts the legend in his purely pragmatic pursuit of Eurydice (the thrush-voiced soprano Elizabeth Vidal) that has nothing to do with love. Dale Duesing's Jupiter is sexy, particularly in the very funny fly scene in the second act. From first to last, Wernicke's production offers something to catch the eye and ear, culminating in the well-loved, frantic cancan finale. Overall this is not only well sung but very entertaining. --Piers Ford
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Bored with the cushioned confines of Mount Olympus, a dissolute band of gods decides to go slumming in Hell in Orpheus in the Underworld. Offenbach's famous can-can is one high point in this stylish, witty, and elegant production, which also features a stupendous entry into Hell via a steam-belching locamotive which crashes directly through the ceiling. Recorded live at Brussel's Theatre de la Monnaie, this visual and musical delight was directed by Herbert Wernicke and conducted by Patrick... read more | | | | Products related to "Offenbach - Orpheus in the Underworld / Davin, Badea, Vidal, Theatre de la Monnaie Brussels" from Amazon.com | |
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