Jacques Offenbach: "Orphée aux enfers"| Marc Minkowski | NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

Jacques Offenbach's Opéra bouffe with the legendary "Hell Cancan" is one of the greatest stage hits of all time. The NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra brings "Orphée aux enfers", the satire of the Greek myth of Orpheus, to the stage of the Elbphilharmonie with the NDR Vokalensemble, a magnificent line-up of soloists and Marc Minkowski conducting.
A recording from December 31, 2023.
JACQUES OFFENBACH
Orphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld) 00:00
- Opéra bouffe in two acts (semi-staged performance in French with subtitles)
First act 00:21
Second act 01:16:58
Marc Minkowski, conductor
Tamara Bounazou, soprano (Eurydice)
Alexandre Duhamel, baritone (Jupiter)
Éric Huchet, tenor (Aristée-Pluton)
Marc Mauillon, tenor (Orphée)
Aude Extrémo, mezzo-soprano (L'Opinion publique)
Manon Lamaison, soprano (Cupidon)
Olivia Doray, soprano (Diane)
Alix Le Saux, mezzo-soprano (Vénus)
Adriana Bignagni Lesca, mezzo-soprano (Junon)
Sahy Ratia, tenor (Mercure)
Louise Pingeot, soprano (Minerve)
Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, tenor (John Styx)
Christoph Liebold, bass (Mars)
NDR Vokalensemble
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra
Romain Gilbert, scenic design and lighting
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[@russellgrant7699]

This is too fabulous for words - wonderful

[@NDRKlassik]

Happy to hear that! 😊 Many thanks!!

[@SadDetonator]

A colorful composition, a charming way to start the new day! 😊🎉

[@NDRKlassik]

We're delighted that you had a great start to the day with us! 🎶🤩

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[@user-mo3ev6es2g]

1:52:01 infernal galop

[@kosboot]

I'm curious as to what this overture is. It's not the overture named for and generally know as preceding this opera.

[@offenbachmania]

It is a prelude to the second version from 1874.

[@johnvonundzu2170]

There are three overtures to Orphee aux Enfers: the first, written by Offenbach in an 18th century pastiche style for Paris in 1858, the second and most famous one, written in 1860 for Vienna by Carl Binder, the third one (heard here) written in 1874, by Offenbach.