Episode 1 of 2
Financial Rescue
- When
- 1858-1859
- Where
- Paris
The production's success ran into 1859, rescuing Offenbach's company from financial difficulties despite actor exhaustion.
The original 1858 production became a box-office success, running well into the following year. Albert Lasalle noted that the piece closed in June 1859 because the actors were exhausted, though it was still performing strongly at the box-office.
Sources
- Orpheus in the Underworld Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-09
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