Last week, for the umpteenth time, one of my closest friends and I passionately argued over the same 2500-year-old myth.  The ...

Orpheus in the Underworld New York in 1956 - Orpheus in the Underworld A Gallic version of the legend of Orpheus’s pursuit of his wife Eurydice after she is kidnapped by Pluto and brought to Hades.

What: Offenbach's "Orpheus in the Underworld." Where: Alice Busch Opera Theater, Otsego Lake, Cooperstown, New York. When: July 7th, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. (Performances continue in repertory through ...

DECATUR - To read a plot summary of the satirical operetta "Orpheus in the Underworld," one would probably never guess it was first premiered over 150 years ago. Mixing scathing, loosely disguised ...

Greek myth has it that Orpheus, a musician extraordinaire, is despondent when his much-loved wife, Euridice, is bitten by a snake and dies. He follows her into the underworld and the ruler, Pluto, is ...

With even large companies struggling to survive, why did soprano and voice teacher Abla Hamza decide to found Opera À La Carte? Her goals were laudable. As national opportunities continued to shrink, ...

On a busy weekend in downtown Concord in 2015, a pair of filmmakers were quietly plotting a descent into the Underworld.

Opera À La Carte San Diego presents Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld Get ready for glitter, grooves, and Greek gods like you’ve never seen them before! Join Opera À La Carte San Diego for a ...