Orpheus in the Underworld

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Event Orpheus in the Underworld
Venue Her Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD
First Date 16 July 1963
Opening Date 16 July 1963
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Operetta
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Drama
Operetta
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Robert Blake Choreographer Producer
Jacques Offenbach Composer
Alan Barker Conductor
Malcolm Pride Costume Designer Scenery and costumes
Charles Bristow Lighting Designer
Hector Cremieux Lyricist
Alan Barker Musical Director
Gladys Anderson Performer Juno, Jupiter's wife
Beatrice Aston Performer Aurora
Ronald Austron Performer John Styx, the dead King of Boeotia
John Baker Performer Mars
Chester Carone Performer Neptune, and Cerberus, the three-headed Watchdog of Hades
Peter Crayne Performer Janus, and Cerberus, the three-headed Watchdog of Hades
Audrey Duggan Performer Cupid, Venus's son, the God of Love
Judith Eltham Performer Chloe, Orpheus' girl-friend
Pauline Garrick Performer Calliope, Muse of Poetry, mother of Orpheus
Neville Grave Performer Janus, and Neptune, and Cerberus, the three-headed Watchdog of Hades, and Lift Man
David Gray Performer Orpheus
Olga Handley Performer Flora
Diane Holmes Performer Venus
Donald Kingston Performer Bacchus, God of Wine
Maurine London Performer Diana
Margaret Matuschka Performer Hebe
Craig McLeod Performer Apollo
Noel Mitchell Performer Mercury, Jupiter's messenger
Peter North Performer Calliope's Chauffeur
Jacqueline Peace Performer Minerva
Lorraine Quinn Performer Pomona
Paul Rutenis Performer Vulcan, Venus's husband
Ian Smith Performer Saturn
Suzanne Steele Performer Eurydice, wife of Orpheus
Lisa Thompson Performer Ceres
Jon Weaving Performer Pluto, Lord of the Underworld
Gordon Wilcock Performer Jupiter, Father of all the Gods
Robert Blake Producer
Malcolm Pride Set Designer Scenery and costumes
Don McManus Stage Director Stage Director
Works
Further Information Choruses not indexed. This is an English production, by the Sadler's Wells Opera Company.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 16843