New Orleans Opera: Two tickets to Jacques Offenbach's "Orpheus in the Underworld"
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Description
Take you and a loved one out on the town to enjoy an evening of high art and culture! The winning bidder will be awarded two tickets to Jacques Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld produced by New Orleans Opera.
Show Details
Date: Sunday, November 12, 2017
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Location: The Mahalia Jackson Theater for Performing Arts in Armstrong Park, New Orleans
More about Orpheus in the Underworld
The work, first performed in 1858, is said to be the first classical full-length operetta. Offenbach's earlier operettas were small-scale one-act works, since the law in France did not allow full-length works of certain genres. Orpheus was not only longer, but more musically adventurous than Offenbach's earlier pieces.
This also marked the first time that Offenbach used Greek mythology as a background for one of his pieces. The operetta is an irreverent parody and scathing satire on Gluck and his Orfeo ed Euridice and culminates in the risqué Galop infernal ("Infernal Galop") that shocked some in the audience at the premiere. Other targets of satire, as would become typical in Offenbach's burlesques, are the stilted performances of classical drama at the Comédie-Française and the scandals in society and politics of the Second French Empire.
Special Instructions
Successful bidders can pick up items at Cat Haven's 16th annual Cat Tails & Cocktails fundraiser taking place from 7 - 10 p.m. on October 6th at the Guru in Baton Rouge, after the silent auction closes. Bidders can also pick up items at the Cat Haven Adoption Center located at 11130 N. Harrell's Ferry Road during business hours. We are open Monday through Saturday from 12-6 p.m. and Sunday from 12-4 p.m. Successful bidders can also have the items shipped at their expense. We can be reached at 225-636-2680.