Orpheus in the Underworld
1974 | 1h 28m
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.
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
- H
Horst Bonnet
Director
Dorit Gäbler
Eurydike
Rolf Hoppe
Jupiter
Wolfgang Greese
Orpheus
- A
Achim Wichert
Pluto
Gerry Wolff
Jacques
- M
Mona Boxberger
Cupido
