Overview
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…
Production
Unitel · Komische Oper Berlin · Deutsche Oper am Rhein
Cast & Characters
Anne Sofie von Otter
L’Opinion publique
Max Hopp
John Styx
Kathryn Lewek
Eurydice
Joel Prieto
Orphée
Marcel Beekman
Aristée / Pluton
Nadine Weissmann
Cupidon
Lea Desandre
Vénus
Martin Winkler
Jupiter
Frances Pappas
Junon
Rafał Pawnuk
Mars
Vasilisa Berzhanskaya
Diane
Peter Renz
Mercure
Directors & Crew
Michael Beyer
Director
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