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Orphée aux Enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld) - 1858

Jacques Offenbach 1819 - 1880

Opéra bouffe : Comic genre of opérette including satire, parody and farce.

Libretto by Hector-Jonathan Crémieux and Ludovic Halévy

First performance at Paris, Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens, Salle Choiseul on 21 October 1858

Synopsis

French libretto - German translation

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The world's first operetta, this cynical and satirical piece is still immensely popular today.

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