Offenbach: Orpheus in the Underworld / Burgess, Watson, etc (Highlights)

Jacques Offenbach (Composer), Mark Elder (Conductor), English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra), Bonaventura Bottone (Performer), Cathryn Pope (Performer), Edward Byles (Performer), Emile Belcourt (Performer), Fiona Kimm (Performer), Lillian Watson (Performer), Sally Burgess (Performer), Shilagh Squires (Performer), Simon Masterton-Smith (Performer), Stuart Kale (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Bonaventura Bottone, Cathryn Pope, Edward Byles, Emile Belcourt, Fiona Kimm, et al.
• Orchestra: English National Opera Orchestra
• Conductor: Mark Elder
• Composer: Jacques Offenbach
• Audio CD (September 14, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Jay Records
• ASIN: B00001O2XK
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #83,149 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Orphée aux enfers, operetta: Prelude

2. Orphée aux enfers, operetta: Hello, I'm Public Opinion

3. Orphée aux enfers, operetta: Eurydice is all a-flutter

4. Orphée aux enfers, operetta: So that's the game

5. Orphée aux enfers, operetta: I feel a cool intoxication

6. Orphée aux enfers, operetta: We, the watchdog of the people

7. Orphée aux enfers, operetta: Tzing!, tzing!, tzing!, tzing!

8. Orphée aux enfers, operetta: A night on the town

9. Orphée aux enfers, operetta: Remember what you did to Leda

10. Orphée aux enfers, operetta: Look out, look out, move over there!

11. Orphée aux enfers, operetta: He is coming, oh, how boring

12. Orphée aux enfers, operetta: Oh, oh, look at that look he's giving me

13. Orphée aux enfers, operetta: Though I was king of all Beotia

14. Orphée aux enfers, operetta: We can tell she's in Hell

15. Orphée aux enfers, operetta: My little spies uncover

16. Orphée aux enfers, operetta: There you are, you look so neat

17. Orphée aux enfers, operetta: It's strange, but a touch seemed to wake...

18. Orphée aux enfers, operetta: Do not look back or all will be lost

19. Orphée aux enfers, operetta: ...He is the only god

20. Orphée aux enfers, operetta: Infernal gallop (Can-Can)

Customer Reviews

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Orpheus in the Underworld, March 16, 2000

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Larry (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Offenbach: Orpheus in the Underworld / Burgess, Watson, etc (Highlights) (Audio CD)

The rewritten lyrics, in English, are some of the wittiest and wicked in operetta. Wilson and Pountney have recaptured the spirit of naughtiness, not a small accomplishment in our licentious times. Though delighted to have the highlights, I wished a CD set or video of the full production were available.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excerpts, December 22, 1999

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William P. Toutant "LT&WT" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Offenbach: Orpheus in the Underworld / Burgess, Watson, etc (Highlights) (Audio CD)

This is a collection of excerpts. It is in English and is quite good. The performance of the entire operetta has been discontinued and it is a pity.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Splendid Souvenir to Remember a Spectacular Performance!, October 29, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Offenbach: Orpheus in the Underworld / Burgess, Watson, etc (Highlights) (Audio CD)

Having been fortunate to have seen the English National Opera's production in 1988 of "Orpheus" with Wilson and Pountney's outrageously naughty English text, this highlight CD serves as an audio souvenir. Too bad the ENO didn't have the foresight to film the production-would have made a great DVD. The CD booklet does have a few photos of the sets designed by Gerald Scarfe (who also designed Pink Floyd's "The Wall" album artwork) so you get a taste, combined with the CD selections, of what the production was like.