ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD

Jacques Offenbach

DATE	TIME	VENUE	BUY TICKETS
April 14	2:00 PM	SF Legion of Honor
April 21	2:00 PM	Napa Valley Opera House	Call NVOH (707) 226-7372
April 28	2:00 PM	Berkeley Hillside Club

Artistic Director	Donald Pippin
Executive Director	Dianna Shuster
Director	Igor Vieira
Production Manager	Nicolas Aliaga
Stage Manager	Alex Finis
Props	Daniel Yelen
Costumes	Maria Graham

CHARACTERS	ARTIST	VOICE
Orpheus, a musician	Michael Desnoyers	tenor
Eurydice, wife of Orpheus	Maya Kherani	soprano
Pluto, god of the underworld, disguised as a farmer	Daniel Galpin	bass
John Styx, servant of Pluto, formerly king of Boeotia	Andrew Nickell	baritone
Venus, goddess of beauty	Megan Stetson	contralto
Jupiter, king of the gods	Sean Irwin	baritone
Juno, wife of Jupiter	Sonia Gariaeff	mezzo soprano
Diana, goddess of chastity	Stacey Lichter	soprano
Minerva, goddess of wisdom	Elana Cowen	soprano
Cupid, god of love	Chelsea Hollow	soprano
Mercury, messenger of the gods	Samuel Palmer	tenor
Mars, god of war	Alex Tarczynski	bass
Bacchus, god of wine	Alan Briones	spoken
Public Opinion, the polls	Diana Kehrig	mezzo soprano
Chorus: Gods, goddesses, shepherds, shepherdesses, lictors and spirits in the underworld


Michael Desnoyers ROLE: Orpheus	Maya Kherani ROLE: Eurydice	Chelsea Hollow ROLE: Cupid	Elana Cowen ROLE: Minerva	Diana Kehrig ROLE: Public Opinion

ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD: A devilishly funny operetta in which the giddy gods, bored with life on Olympic Heights, ready for a change of pace, let down their hair, hell bent for excitement and fun. For those that like it hot, come join them for a wild party in Hades, culminating in the wickedly intoxicating can-can that swept the sophisticated world off its feet.

"Orpheus still works, especially in Donald Pippin's hilarious translation... One hell of a Funny Opera!"
-- Janos Gereben, SF Classical Voice