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Riotous journey to the Underworld: Royal Academy’s Orphée in Hackney

Offenbach: Orphée aux enfers **** Royal Academy Opera, Hackney Empire, 3rd February 2017 “Folies Bergère does Greek gods” is how director Martin Duncan describes Offenbach’s Orphée aux enfers, his satirical opéra bouffe which pokes fun at mythology and its traditional … Continue reading

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