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Orphée aux enfers
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October 21, 1858

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Usually incorrectly known as the Can-Can, this piece is part of the operetta "Orphée aux enfers" ("Orpheus in the Underworld"), first performed at the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens, Paris. It is sung by the characters Pluton (tenor, played by Leoncé in the first performance), Jupiter (baritone, Desiré), Vénus (contralto, Marie Garnier) and Eurydice (soprano, Lise Tautin). The Can-Can is a dance derived from the quadrille or galop. It first appeared in Parisian music halls in the 1830's, possibly arriving from Algeria.
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written by instrumental

Title Performer Release date Info
i 1954
i French Cancan Eddie Barclay et son grand orchestre March 1956 Unverified
i 1956
i December 1957
listen on Internet Archive i July 1958 Medley
i 1959
listen on Internet Archive i 1959
i Can Can Richard Hayman 1960 Unverified
i 1961
i 1961
i Can Can Kurt Edelhagen and His Orchestra 1961 Unverified
i 1962
i 1962
i 1962
i September 7, 1964
i 1965
i 1973 Medley
i 1973
i 1973 Medley
i 1975
i 1975
i June 1981 Hit song
i September 1981 Medley
i 1982 Medley
i 1982 Medley
i 1983
i 1984 Medley
i 1985
i Can-Can Kukuruza 1992 Unverified
i October 21, 1997 Medley
i 2007
i 2008
i December 1, 2017
i August 2, 2018 Medley

written by English

Title Performer Release date Info
November 16, 1993 First broadcast on October 15, 1993
First release

written by , , English

Title Performer Release date Info
February 27, 1995 First release
Hit song

written by English

Title Performer Release date Info
November 3, 2009 First release
A cappella
(Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, D.C.) December 5, 2018 A cappella