Orpheus in the Underworld
Orpheus in the Underworld (Orphée aux Enfers). Opéra-fantastique by Offenbach to lib. by Crémieux and Halévy. Comp. in 2 acts 1858, rev. and prod. in Paris in 4-act version 1874. Prod. Paris (2-act version) 1858; NY 1861; London 1865 (adapted by Planché as Orpheus in the Haymarket).
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