It’s not just modern interpreters who poke fun at distinguished personages of the mythic past.  In the mid-nineteenth century, Jacques Offenbach turned the Orpehus and Euridice story on its head in his smash-hit, Orpheus in the Underworld. This work, in addition to giving us the infamous “Can-Can,” started an international craze for toe-tapping, fun-loving operettas.  Join us for raucous fun with ancient gods and heroes.  
Hosted by Pat and guest co-host Rosie Brooks.

Ep. 86 Orpheus In The Underworld By Offenbach

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Opera for Everyone, a radio show and podcast, makes opera understandable, accessible, and enjoyable for all.  The show airs Sundays from 9.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. on 89.1 KHOL in Jackson, Wyoming.  Hosts Keely Herron and Pat Wright were inspired to start the program after attending broadcasts together of the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD performances sponsored by the Grand Teton Music Festival at the Center for the Arts in Jackson.  The pair are occasionally joined in the studio by other Jackson Hole locals.  Music soars.  Epiphanies abound.  Hilarity ensues.

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