Orpheus in der Unterwelt

Overview: 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.

Status: Released

Release date: February 7, 1974

Countries of origin: East Germany, Germany,

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