Orpheus in the Underworld

Derek Bailey
1983-12-29


8
118 min

Offenbach's popular comic opera poking fun at Greek mythology in english translation, staged for television by Christopher Renshaw.

Cast

Name Character Team
Denis Quilley Jupiter / Napoleon III Unowned
Christopher Gable Mercury Unowned
Lillian Watson Eurydice Unowned
Alexander Oliver Orpheus Unowned
Emile Belcourt Pluto Unowned
Elizabeth Gale Cupid Unowned
Isobel Buchanan Diana Unowned
Felicity Palmer Venus Unowned
Pauline Tinsley Public Opinion Unowned
Bernard Dickerson John Styx Unowned
John Fryatt Mars Unowned
Honor Blackman Juno / Empress Eugnie Unowned