Orpheus
Other operas based on the Greek myth of Orpheus.
Orpheus - Georg Philipp Telemann
The Mask of Orpheus - Sir Harrison Birtwistle
Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Eurydice, Orpheus and Eurydice) - Christoph Gluck
Orphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld, Orpheus in der Unterwelt) - Jacques Offenbach
Information about the opera Orphée aux enfers by Jacques Offenbach, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
Offenbach's best-known operetta.
Recommended recordings on CD
Minkowski/Beuron/Dessay (EMI Classics 7243 CDS5 56725-2)
An exuberant performance.
Grenoble Chamber Orchestra, Lyon Opera Chorus, Lyon Opera Orchestra, conducted by Marc Minkowski, 12/1997.
Cast: Yann Beuron (Orphée), Natalie Dessay (Eurydice), Jean-Paul Fouchécourt (Aristée-Pluton), Laurent Naouri (Jupiter), Lydie Pruvot (Juno).
EMI Classics 7243 CDS5 56725-2
Recommended recordings on DVD
Janowski/Marschner/Steiner (Arthaus Musik 101 267)
A 1971 recording from the Hamburg State Opera.
Hamburg State Opera Chorus, Hamburg State Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Marek Janowski, 1971.
Cast: Kurt Marschner (Orphée), Elisabeth Steiner (Eurydice), William Workman (Aristée-Pluton), Toni Blankenheim (Jupiter), Inge Meysel (Juno).
Arthaus Musik 101 267 (mono)