Absa Bank was present at last concert of Xiqutsi’s Classical Music Season Orpheus in the Underworld

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Absa Bank was present at last concert of Xiqutsi’s Classical Music Season Orpheus in the Underworld

5:35 CAT | 09 Aug 2023

Photo: Absa Moçambique

The second series of Xiquitsi Classical Music Season concerts has ended with the operetta “Orpheus in the Underworld”, a satire on the myth of Orpheus, with music by Jacques Offenbach (1819– 1880) whose culminating “Galop infernal” gained notoriety in the last decade of the 19th century when Paris cabarets like the Moulin Rouge and Folies Bergère adopted it to accompany the risqué ‘Cancan’ dance.

Orpheus in The Underworld was staged at Cine Teatro Scala in Maputo. An irreverent parody of Gluck’s opera Orfeo ed Euridice (1762), the opera is a lampoon of the ancient legend of Orpheus and Eurydice. In this version Orpheus is not the son of Apollo but a rustic violin teacher who is glad to be rid of his wife, Eurydice, when she is abducted by the god of the underworld, Pluto, and has to be bullied by public opinion into trying to rescue her.

The performance was the last of the second series of Xiquitsi Project classical music concerts, which have enjoyed the support of Absa Bank Mozambique for over six years, bringing a cultural experience of an international nature and broadening the artistic offering available to students and society.

Over these years, Xiquitsi and Absa Bank have provided enriching experiences through the arts and cultural diversity, expanding personal knowledge in an interactive and engaging way, while supporting the artistic community and promoting educational opportunities.

Source: Absa Banco Moçambique / Press Release