Orpheus in the Underworld

Plot Summary

This musical comedy based on an opera by Jacques Offenbach incorporates a twist on the classic Greek myth: Orpheus, a music teacher at a girls’ school in the ancient Greek city of Thebes, actually does not miss his wife Eurydice that much – until the gods and Offenbach himself pressure him to retrieve her from Hades.

Top Cast

Dorit Gäbler Eurydike

Rolf Hoppe Jupiter

Wolfgang Greese Orpheus

Achim Wichert Pluto

Gerry Wolff Jacques