Orpheus in the Underworld

Directed by Horst Bonnet

Written by Horst Bonnet

This musical comedy based on an opera by Jacques Offenbach incorporates a twist on the classic Greek myth: Orpheus, a music teacher at a girls’ school in the ancient Greek city of Thebes, actually does not miss his wife Eurydice that much – until the gods and Offenbach himself pressure him to retrieve her from Hades.

Cast

Dorit Gäbler

Eurydike

Rolf Hoppe

Jupiter

Wolfgang Greese

Orpheus

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Achim Wichert

Pluto

Gerry Wolff

Jacques

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Mona Boxberger

Cupido

Fred Düren

Styx

Helga Piur

Diana

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Lisa Macheiner

Juno

Fred Delmare

Merkur

Gisela Bestehorn

Venus

Werner Senftleben

Mars