Orphée aux Enfers - Salzburger Festspiele 2019

Synopsis

Offenbach’s mockery of bourgeois ideals, the sublimity of music and the institution of marriage ensures that the moralistic sermonizing of ‘Public Opinion’ falls on deaf ears. The mysterious figure of John Styx tells the story of behind-the-times Orpheus and his hacked-off Eurydice, of gods and goddesses seeking diversion, jaded with humdrum life in Olympus. He tells of the rebellion in the pantheon, which Jupiter adeptly averts by promising an amusement for his entourage. Burning with curiosity to see the beauteous captive and the contest between Jupiter and Pluto for Eurydice’s favour, the illustrious company embarks on an infernal ride to the underworld that culminates in what is surely the most wellknown can-can in the history of music. And what of Eurydice? She ends up putting a spoke in everyone’s wheel…

Main Cast

Anne Sofie von Otter

L’Opinion publique

Age : 69 | Popularity : 7%

Max Hopp

John Styx

Age : 52 | Popularity : 5%

Kathryn Lewek

Eurydice

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Joel Prieto

Orphée

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Marcel Beekman

Aristée / Pluton

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Nadine Weissmann

Cupidon

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Lea Desandre

Vénus

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Martin Winkler

Jupiter

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Michael Beyer
	Stage Director	Barrie Kosky
Sound	Conductor	Enrique Mazzola
Crew	Choreographer	Otto Pichler
	Dramaturgy	Susanna Goldberg
Lighting	Lighting Design	Frank Evin
Art	Set Designer	Rufus Didwiszus
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Designer	Victoria Behr
Department	Role	Name

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