Orpheus Paris' Montmartre) in search of his fortune and ultimately to attempt the rescue of his doomed love. The film adapts a widely known piece from Jacques Offenbach's comedic operetta "Orphée aux enfers" ("Orpheus in the Underworld"), identified with the once-popular can-can music hall dance. Offenbach's operatic work had itself parodied the classical tale of Orpheus' attempted rescue of Eurydice from Pluto (Hades). Gavin Bryars' music for Édouard Lock's full length ballet "Dido and Orfeo" (2011) reworks music from the operas "Dido and Aeneas" (Purcell) and "Orfeo ed Euridice" (Gluck) for a small ensemble of saxophone, viola, cello and piano. Orpheus
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus Blues" "is very bluesy indeed, a rock and roll album with many angry songs and booming bass lines," while "The Lyre of Orpheus" "insists on being a separate album, due to its completely different more gentle feel." In a rave review, "Tiny Mix Tapes" critic Grigsby wrote that while "Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus" "may not be the best beginner's guide" to the band, for "anyone who is a fan of the duration of his career, this album rewards the listener with a bit of the best of everything he has to offer." "Paste" said: "Aside from the