The story of a musician losing a loved one, and attempting to rescue her from the underworld is one that has struck so many composers over the years. In opera format it was first set by Monteverdi in 1607 (L’Orfeo), then was taken by Gluck in 1762 (Orfeo ed Euridice), and later by Haydn in 1791, although Haydn’s L'anima del filosofo was not performed until 1951. While these operas all focus on the tragic journey of Orpheus, and his attempted rescue of his beloved Eurydice, Offenbach decided to take a less conservative approach. Collaborating with his librettists Crémieux and Halévy, he
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