Offenbach: Can-can - Overture to "Orphée aux enfers" | Best Classical Music

Orpheus in the Underworld and Orpheus in Hell are English names for Orphée aux enfers, a comic opera with music by Jacques Offenbach and words by Hector Crémieux and Ludovic Halévy. It was first performed as a two-act "opéra bouffon" at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, Paris, on 21 October 1858, and was extensively revised and expanded in a four-act "opéra féerie" version, presented at the Théâtre de la Gaîté, Paris, on 7 February 1874. Fifteen years or so after Offenbach's death the galop from Act 2 (or Act 4 in the 1874 version) became one of the world's most famous pieces of music, when the Moulin Rouge and the Folies Bergère adopted it as the regular music for their can-can. Keck has commented that the original "infernal galop" was a considerably more spontaneous and riotous affair than the fin de siècle can-can (Keck likens the original to a modern rave) but the tune is now inseparable in the public mind from high-kicking female can-can dancers. ------------------- Welcome to Just Instrumental Music! Best classical orchestral music and relaxing instrumental pieces. - Become a member and support the channel ^_^ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC68K... - Have a look at our cool merchandising store ;) https://teespring.com/stores/just-ins... - Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JustInstrume... - Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/JustInstrument1 - Our Blog: https://justinstrumentalmusicc.blogsp... Thank you so much for watching this video. I hope you enjoy it and don't forget to Subscribe :) ------------------- - All visual content and nature sounds featured in this video have been recorded by us. Please do not reupload our content. #classicalmusic #cancan #offenbach