Offenbach’s mockery of bourgeois ideals, the sublimity of music and the institution of marriage ensures that the moralistic sermonizing of ‘Public Opinion’ falls on deaf ears. The mysterious figure of John Styx tells the story of behind-the-times Orpheus and his hacked-off Eurydice, of gods and goddesses seeking diversion, jaded with humdrum life in Olympus. He tells of the rebellion in the pantheon, which Jupiter adeptly averts by promising an amusement for his entourage. Burning with curiosity to see the beauteous captive and the contest between Jupiter and Pluto for Eurydice’s favour, the illustrious company embarks on an infernal ride to the underworld that culminates in what is surely the most wellknown can-can in the history of music. And what of Eurydice? She ends up putting a spoke in everyone’s wheel…
Anne Sofie von Otter
as L’Opinion publique
Max Hopp
as John Styx
Kathryn Lewek
as Eurydice
Joel Prieto
as Orphée
Marcel Beekman
as Aristée / Pluton
Nadine Weissmann
as Cupidon
Lea Desandre
as Vénus
Martin Winkler
as Jupiter
Frances Pappas
as Junon
Rafał Pawnuk
as Mars
Vasilisa Berzhanskaya
as Diane
Peter Renz
as Mercure
