Orpheus in the Underworld
1974
This musical comedy based on an opera by Jacques Offenbach incorporates a twist on the classic Greek myth: Orpheus, a music teacher at a girls’ school in the ancient Greek city of Thebes, actually does not miss his wife Eurydice that much – until the gods and Offenbach himself pressure him to retrieve her from Hades.
Director:
Horst Bonnet
Writers:
Horst Bonnet, Hector Crémieux, Maurycy Janowski
Production:
Horst Bonnet
Country:
East Germany
