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Offenbach, that king of comic invention, turns one of Mythology’s most sacred stories into a ribald comedy with twists and turns never dreamed of by the ancient Greeks! In lieu of an amorous couple separated on their wedding day by the bite of a serpent, Orpheus and his wife, Euridice, are a couple on the verge of divorce. Only when she runs away (to Hades) with the boy next door (Pluto in disguise), is Orpheus, forced by Public Opinion, to follow her there and bring her back. On the way we meet some pretty daffy gods, and some savagely funny situations, culminating in a foot-stompingly “divine” Can-can, probably Offenbach’s most popular tune ever!
 
Music by
Jacques Offenbach
in a brand new English translation by
Ron De Fesi
 
Production Design by
Renato Cesarino
Costumes Designed by
C. Clara George
Conducted and Directed by
Ron De Fesi
 
 
Sunday Matinée, April 11, 2010 at 4:00 PM
Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Sunday Matinée, April 18, 2010 at 4:00 PM
   
THE UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
OF MIDDLETOWN
25 Orchard Street • Middletown, New York
 
 
The Cast
TO BE ANNOUNCED