Orphée aux enfers
E727257
Orphée aux enfers is a satirical operetta by Jacques Offenbach, with a libretto by Ludovic Halévy and Hector Crémieux, that parodies the Orpheus myth and is famous for its exuberant "can-can" music.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
operetta
ⓘ
opéra bouffon ⓘ |
| basedOn | Orpheus myth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Eurydice
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ L’Opinion publique NERFINISHED ⓘ Orphée NERFINISHED ⓘ Pluton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Jacques Offenbach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1858-10-21 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceTheatre | Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
operetta
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasMusicalNumber |
Galop infernal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Overture ⓘ “Aux armes, dieux et demi-dieux” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Quand l’homme a vu sans espérance” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
1858 original version
ⓘ
1874 revised version ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of French operetta
ⓘ
popular image of the can-can ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| librettist |
Hector Crémieux
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ludovic Halévy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | French operetta ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | opéra bouffe ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exuberant can-can music
ⓘ
parody of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice conventions ⓘ satirical treatment of gods ⓘ |
| notableMusic | Galop infernal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orchestration | orchestra and voices ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Orphée aux enfers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parodies |
Orpheus and Eurydice story
ⓘ
classical mythology ⓘ |
| popularName | Can-can NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Choudens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Ancient Greece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Olympus NERFINISHED ⓘ Underworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure |
four acts (revised version)
ⓘ
two acts (original version) ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | marital discord of Orpheus and Eurydice ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Second French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workTitleInEnglish | Orpheus in the Underworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.