Bulgarian operetta Jack Ophenbach ORPHEUS IN HELL, 2 CDs (legendary premiere series)
Issued: 2005
Style: Classical Music
Company: Kanev
CD 0765-2 ADD
Jack Ophenbach made a real furor with his remarkable masterpiece. He creates this operetta in 1958 and from then on, OphenbachÂ’s name turns into a synonym of the new parodical music form on stage.
The two CDs we offer you present a live recording of the premiere spectacle on Bulgarian stage in 1959. Here are some of the performers who took place in this premiere: Elisaveta Rouskova, Lilyana Koushlukova, Todor Pantev, Dotchka Gamanova, Minco Bosev, Vidin Daskalov, Tinka Kraeva, Yanka Parusheva, Lilyana Kisyova etc.
Disc 1 – 66.41
Overture – 7.44
1st act
Introduction and Prologue of the Public opinion – 2.49
Evridicka’ couplets: “As a Woman’s Love is Strong…” 2.27
Infidelity Scene 3.03
Ariadna’s Couplets: “ I Swear I will not Cheat on You” 1.23
Divorce Scene 2.29
Concert Duet of Orpheus and Evridicka “Oh, Gods, What a Torment…” 6.16
The Warning Scene (Orpheus and Evridicka) 0.50
Pastoral Song of Aristy “I am living my life happily” 2.51
EvridickaÂ’s Death Melodrama 2.14
Evridicka’s Aria: “I feel how death…” 2.05
EvridickaÂ’s Farewell Letter 2.28
Curse Choir 0.42
The Reproach 1.50
End of 1st act: “The Time Has Come” 1.09
2nd act
Interlude 9.28
JupiterÂ’s speech, hail to the Gods 3.32
GodsÂ’ discontent against JupiterÂ’s hypocrisy 6.54
MercuryÂ’s Rondo saltarelo 1.19
Euredica 4.15
The revolutionary choir of Gods “We do not want this tyranny” 0.51
Disc 2 – 53. 56
There is something wrong on Olympus 2.32
JupiterÂ’s metamophosis 2.34
Meeting the mortals 1.14
End of act II OrpheusÂ’ request and the JupiterÂ’s answer 9.10
3rd and 4th act
Introduction to the scene of going on the road of Hell 1.03
6. Euredica’s couplets “I am suffering here out of boredom…” 2.14
“According to paragraph”… Scene 1.46
Braac’s couplets “I only served the Law..” 1.12
The Enjoyment scene and the Temptation scene 6.45
Amur’s couplets ‘Thus are won the hearts of women” and “Thank-you- for- the- lesson scene’ 3.10
Duet of Euredica and the Fly 3.08
Your Majesty scene 3.28
Choir: Glory to Pluto! and a Hymn in the honor of Bachus 5.06
Minuet and can-can of the Gods. The end of legend scene 7.18
End of 4th act: “You don’t look back” 3.14
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