Orphée aux enfers

Album by Jacques Offenbach & Mady Mesplé & Jane Rhodes & Michel Sénéchal & Charles Burles & Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse & Chœur du Capitole de Toulouse & Michel Plasson

Orphée aux enfers is an operetta by Jacques Offenbach, first performed in 1858. A satirical take on the Orpheus myth that lampoons contemporary society, it features buoyant melodies, brisk orchestration, lively choruses and dance-like rhythms, and helped establish Offenbach's reputation while shaping the development of French operetta.
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  1. 1.
    Orpheus in the Underworld: Overture
    2:54
  2. 2.
    Orpheus in the Underworld: Act I. La Femme dont le cœur rêve (Eurydice)
    3:10
  3. 3.
    Orpheus in the Underworld: Act I. Ah ! C’est ainsi ! (Euridice, Orpheus)
    6:49
  4. 4.
    Orpheus in the Underworld: Act I. Mois, je suis Aristée (Aristeus)
    4:42
  5. 5.
    Orpheus in the Underworld: Act I. La Morte m’apparait souriante (Eurydice)
    2:04
  6. 6.
    Orpheus in the Underworld: Act II. Par Saturne (Jupiter, Venus, Diana, Juno, chorus)
    3:45
  7. 7.
    Orpheus in the Underworld: Act II. Aux armes, dieux et demi-dieux (Diana, Venus, Cupid, Pluto, Jupiter, chorus)
    1:55
  8. 8.
    Orpheus in the Underworld: Act II. Pour séduire Alcmène (Diana, Venus, cupid, chorus)
    1:50
  9. 9.
    Orpheus in the Underworld: Act II. Finale: Il approche ! Il s’avance (Pluto, Orpheus, Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Diana, Public Opinion, Cupid)
    9:07
  10. 10.
    Orpheus in the Underworld: Act III. Quand j’étais roi de Béotie (John Styx)
    1:58
  11. 11.
    Orpheus in the Underworld: Act III. Il m’a semblé sur mon épaule (Eurydice, Jupiter)
    5:57
  12. 12.
    Orpheus in the Underworld: Act IV. J’ai vu le dieu Bacchus (Eurydice, Diana, Cupid, chorus)
    2:56
  13. 13.
    Orpheus in the Underworld: Act IV. Maintenant je veux, moi qui suis mince et fluet (Jupiter, Diana, Pluto, Eurydice, all)
    5:12

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