Poster of Orphée aux Enfers

Orphée aux Enfers

Plot: 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 and some stunning special effects, notably the explosive locomotive crash signalling the breach of the divide between Heaven and Hell
Release Date: Thursday, May 1 1997
27 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Alexandru BadeaAlexandru Badea
Alexandru Badea was
>> in Orphée aux Enfers
as 'Orphée'.
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Portrait of Elizabeth VidalElizabeth Vidal
Elizabeth Vidal was
>> in Orphée aux Enfers
as 'Eurydice'.
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Portrait of Dale DuesingDale Duesing
Dale Duesing was
49 in Orphée aux Enfers
as 'Jupiter'.
Fri, Sep 26 1947
Portrait of Reinaldo MaciasReinaldo Macias
Reinaldo Macias was
>> in Orphée aux Enfers
as 'Astrée-Pluton'.
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Portrait of Marie-Noëlle de CallataÿMarie-Noëlle de Callataÿ
Marie-Noëlle de Callataÿ was
>> in Orphée aux Enfers
as 'Cupidon'.
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Portrait of André JungAndré Jung
André Jung was
43 in Orphée aux Enfers
as 'John Styx'.
Sun, Dec 13 1953
Portrait of Desirée MeiserDesirée Meiser
Desirée Meiser was
>> in Orphée aux Enfers
as 'L'Opinion Publique'.
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Portrait of Laurence MisonneLaurence Misonne
Laurence Misonne was
>> in Orphée aux Enfers
as 'Minerve'.
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Portrait of Michele PatzakisMichele Patzakis
Michele Patzakis was
>> in Orphée aux Enfers
as 'Vénus'.
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Portrait of Sonja TheodoridouSonja Theodoridou
Sonja Theodoridou was
>> in Orphée aux Enfers
as 'Diane'.
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Portrait of Jacqueline van QuailleJacqueline van Quaille
Jacqueline van Quaille was
>> in Orphée aux Enfers
as 'Junon'.
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Portrait of Franck CassardFranck Cassard
Franck Cassard was
>> in Orphée aux Enfers
as 'Mercure'.
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Crew

Portrait of Dirk GryspiertDirk Gryspiert
Dirk Gryspiert was
>> in Orphée aux Enfers
as 'Director'
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Portrait of Herbert WernickeHerbert Wernicke
Herbert Wernicke was
>> in Orphée aux Enfers
as 'Director'
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Portrait of Jules BarbierJules Barbier
Jules Barbier would have been no older than
75 in Orphée aux Enfers
as 'Writer'
Tue, Mar 08 1825 –
Wed, Jan 16 1901
Portrait of Jacques OffenbachJacques Offenbach
Jacques Offenbach would have been no older than
61 in Orphée aux Enfers
as 'Original Music Composer'
Sun, Jun 20 1819 –
Tue, Oct 05 1880
Portrait of E. T. A. HoffmannE. T. A. Hoffmann
E. T. A. Hoffmann would have been no older than
46 in Orphée aux Enfers
as 'Original Story'
Wed, Jan 24 1776 –
Tue, Jun 25 1822
Portrait of Patrick DavinPatrick Davin
Patrick Davin was
>> in Orphée aux Enfers
as 'Conductor'
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