Orpheus (2013)

Original id: 
14430
Start date: 
16 April 2013
End date: 
11 May 2013
Degree of relationship to ancient play: 
Adaptation
Production notes: 
'Prepare to be transported to 1930s Paris where legendary musician, Django Reinhardt, has been cast as the lead in a new production of Orpheus. Your host for the evening is the charismatic songstress Yvette Pépin. With her troupe of operatic players she will perform the thrilling tale of Orpheus’s ill-fated descent into the underworld to reclaim his lost love, Eurydice. Set to a live score of Hot Club jazz, opera and French chanson, Orpheus is a musical re-imagining of the epic Greek myth.'
Media of production: 
Opera, musical and related genres
Languages: 
English
Companies:
Ancient works:

Information related to this production

Script Author(s)
Metamorphoses Ovid
Person Role Notes
Scott Alexander Director
Venue Festival Dates Notes
Battersea Arts Centre (BAC) (London, Greater London, England) 15 April, 2013 to 10 May, 2013
Source Format Location if held at the APGRD Pagination
Review: The Observer: Orpheus (2013) Newspaper cutting archive
Orpheus flyer Flyer archive
Publicity correspondence for Orpheus Correspondence archive

How to cite this production

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