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Greeks and Geeks - Hadestown the Musical

Hadestown the Musical

11/05/24 • 28 min

Greeks and Geeks

In this episode we'll be comparing the original tale of Orpheus and Eurydice to the musical Hadestown and taking a deep dives into the musical. How has this tale of doomed love been updated for a modern age?
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Ovid's Orpheus and Augustan Ideology- Charles Segal
Theoi
Virgil's Orpheus and Eurydice
Genius lyrics (to read the lyrics for Hadestown)
Hadestown- Orginal Broadway Album and the live show I saw in London! :D

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In this episode we'll be comparing the original tale of Orpheus and Eurydice to the musical Hadestown and taking a deep dives into the musical. How has this tale of doomed love been updated for a modern age?
Socials:
Follow me on tiktok
Follow me on Bluesky
References:
Greeka
Ovid's Orpheus and Augustan Ideology- Charles Segal
Theoi
Virgil's Orpheus and Eurydice
Genius lyrics (to read the lyrics for Hadestown)
Hadestown- Orginal Broadway Album and the live show I saw in London! :D

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