Birgfeld French Opera: Orphée aux enfers

Event Information

Venue(s):
Fifth Avenue Theatre (1867-73)

Proprietor / Lessee:
James, Jr. Fisk

Manager / Director:
Adolph Birgfeld

Price: $1; $.50 family circle

Event Type:
Opera

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
23 July 2019

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

08 Apr 1869, Evening

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Orphée aux enfers
aka Orpheus in the Underworld; Orpheus in der Unterwelt; Orphee aux enfers
Composer(s): Offenbach
Text Author: Halévy, Crémieux
Participants:  Birgfeld French Opera Company

Citations

1)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 06 April 1869, 5.

At conclusion of review for 04/05/69 performance of La Périchole.

2)
Announcement: New-York Times, 06 April 1869, 4.
3)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 06 April 1869, 7.
4)
Advertisement: New-York Daily Tribune, 07 April 1869, 7.
5)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 07 April 1869, 4.
6)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 08 April 1869, 4.

“The opera bouffe company at the Fifth-ave. Theater [sic] offers a change of bill every night this week, and will give a matinee on Saturday. Next week the programmes of the present week will be repeated.”