Orpheus in The Underworld at Sydney Opera House
Dates: 2/28/2013 - 3/27/2013
📍 Theatre: Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point, Sydney NSW 2000
Sydney,
Tickets: $44.00 - $185.00
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Sparkling melodies, cartoonish delights, pyrotechnics and fast-paced dance routines make this production of Offenbach’s operetta a treat for all ages.
The worlds of musical theatre and comic opera collide when the sensational song-and- dance man Todd McKenney (The Boy From Oz, Annie) takes the lead of Aristaeus/Pluto in Jonathan Biggins’ topical version of Orpheus in The Underworld. The stylish fooling and newly-minted satire by Biggins and Phil Scott re-ignites Offenbach’s 1850s parody to make its vision of lust and power ripe for the times. The sparkling melodies, cartoonish delights, pyrotechnics and fast-paced dance routines make the production a treat for all ages.
The designer Mark Thompson’s imaginative towers and temples, and gorgeous and witty costumes, create a setting as vibrant and bright as a Broadway musical. The production brings together a dream cast of thrilling and diverse voices: soprano Emma Matthews (Eurydice), tenor Andrew Brunsdon (Orpheus), baritone Luke Gabbedy (Jupiter) and mezzo-soprano Suzanne Johnston (Public Opinion), who makes a welcome return to the Sydney stage.
With its frenzied pace, sight gags and a show-stopping finale, it is sure to be the most fun-filled event of the summer season.
The worlds of musical theatre and comic opera collide when the sensational song-and- dance man Todd McKenney (The Boy From Oz, Annie) takes the lead of Aristaeus/Pluto in Jonathan Biggins’ topical version of Orpheus in The Underworld. The stylish fooling and newly-minted satire by Biggins and Phil Scott re-ignites Offenbach’s 1850s parody to make its vision of lust and power ripe for the times. The sparkling melodies, cartoonish delights, pyrotechnics and fast-paced dance routines make the production a treat for all ages.
The designer Mark Thompson’s imaginative towers and temples, and gorgeous and witty costumes, create a setting as vibrant and bright as a Broadway musical. The production brings together a dream cast of thrilling and diverse voices: soprano Emma Matthews (Eurydice), tenor Andrew Brunsdon (Orpheus), baritone Luke Gabbedy (Jupiter) and mezzo-soprano Suzanne Johnston (Public Opinion), who makes a welcome return to the Sydney stage.
With its frenzied pace, sight gags and a show-stopping finale, it is sure to be the most fun-filled event of the summer season.
Cast and Creative Team for Orpheus in The Underworld at Sydney Opera House
Conductor Andrew Greene
Director Jonathan Biggins
Set & Costume Designer Mark Thompson
Lighting Designer John Rayment
Aristeus / Pluto Todd McKenney
Jupiter Luke Gabbedy
Eurydice Rachelle Durkin
Public Opinion Suzanne Johnston
Orpheus Andrew Brunsdon
Mercury Stephen Smith
Diana Jane Ede
Juno Victoria Lambourn
Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra
Opera Australia Chorus
Director Jonathan Biggins
Set & Costume Designer Mark Thompson
Lighting Designer John Rayment
Aristeus / Pluto Todd McKenney
Jupiter Luke Gabbedy
Eurydice Rachelle Durkin
Public Opinion Suzanne Johnston
Orpheus Andrew Brunsdon
Mercury Stephen Smith
Diana Jane Ede
Juno Victoria Lambourn
Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra
Opera Australia Chorus
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