Orphée aux enfers

Opérette Bouffe in 1 act
Music by
Jacques Offenbach
Libretto by
Ludovic Halévy
Language
French
Premiere
1858
Roles
  • Cupidon (Cupid), god of love
    Soprano
    • Diane (Diana), goddess of chastity
      Soprano
      • Eurydice, wife of Orphée
        Soprano
        • John Styx, servant of Pluton, formerly king of Boeotia
          Baritone/Tenor
          • Junon (Juno), wife of Jupiter
            Mezzo-Soprano
            • Jupiter, king of the gods
              Baritone
              • L'Opinion Publique (Public Opinion)
                Mezzo-Soprano
                • Mars, god of war
                  Bass
                  • Mercure (Mercury), messenger of the gods
                    Tenor
                    • Minerve (Minerva), goddess of wisdom
                      Soprano
                      • Morphée (Morpheus), god of sleep
                        Tenor
                        • Orphée (Orpheus), a musician
                          Tenor
                          • Pluton (Pluto), god of the underworld, disguised as Aristée (Aristaeus), a farmer
                            Tenor
                            • Vénus (Venus), goddess of beauty
                              Alto
                              • Contralto
                            • Amour
                              Mezzo-Soprano
                              • Bacchus, god of wine
                                Non-Singing
                                • Speaking Role
                              • Cerbère (Cerberus), three-headed guardian of the underworld
                                Non-Singing
                                • Speaking Role
                              • Minos
                                Baritone/Tenor
                                • Éaque (Aeacus)
                                  Tenor
                                  • Rhadamante (Rhadamanthus)
                                    Bass