Orphée aux Enfers
Overview
Here is an irreverent take on the tragic story of the lovers Orpheus and Eurydice. With his librettists Hector Crémieux and Ludovic Halévy, Jacques Offenbach creates a wonderful array of characters from the heavens who find themselves caught up in domestic antics. In this enchanting production from the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence from 2009 with a young cast from the European Academy of Music, director Yves Beaunesne transposes the action to the 1940s and spreads it over the four floors of a bourgeois residence. From the kitchen (Orpheus' home) to the attic (the Underworld), via the dining room (Olympus) and the bedroom (Pluto's boudoir), he succeeds in teasing out all the humour and elegance of Offenbach’s satirical masterpiece.
About Orphée aux Enfers (2009)
Released in 2009, Orphée aux Enfers is a music film from Festival d'Aix-en-Provence (FR). It was directed by Yves Beaunesne and written by Hector Crémieux and Ludovic Halévy. The cast is led by Pauline Courtin, Julien Behr, Mathias Vidal, Vincent Deliau and Marie Gautrot.
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