Orpheus in the Underworld
“Add Gods, Satyrs, Wowsers, And Nymphs- What’s Not To Like?”Festival Theatre
25 Aug - 01 Sep 2012The original production at the Théatre de la Gaité featured 42 principals, 100 choristers, and 100 dancers- these days, the chances are you won’t see that sort of cast outside of a school production. Economies of scale have scaled us back a bit but the driving comedy of the piece works best when we focus on the central players and the drama of the eternal love tri- well, it’s more of a rhomboid; three men squabbling over a woman who’s not particularly taken with any of them.
Yes, it’s silly; yes, deep down it’s superficial. But it’s filled with glorious tunes and wonderful heart. Offenbach nails the argument against propriety by proving just how much fun can be found in bohemian abandon.
- Conductor
- Timothy Sexton
- Revival Director
- Jonathan Biggins
- Designer
- Mark Thompson
- Lighting Designer
- John Rayment
- Choreographer
- Amber Hobson
- Assistant Director
- Cath Dadd
- Orpheus
- Adam Goodburn
- Eurydice
- Amelia Farrugia
- Arisaeus / Pluto
- David Hobson
- Jupiter
- Douglas McNicol
- Juno
- Sally-Anne Russell
- Public Opinion
- Elizabeth Campbell
- Mars
- Andrew Collis
- Cupid
- Joanna McWaters
- Diana
- Deborah Caddy
- Venus
- Catriona Barr
- Mercury
- Stephen Smith
- John Styx
- Mark Oates
- Eachus
- Andrew Turner
- Minos
- Nicholas Lock
- Rhadamanthus
- Jeremy Tatchell
State Opera Chorus
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
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📸 Annie Aitken in the 2018 performance of Candide directed by Mitchell Butel with the Sydney Philharmonia Choir. Photo by Grant Leslie
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