An "Infernal Galop" better known as the "can-can" appears in a Jacques Offenbach operetta about this character in the Underworld, and he is the main character of an early Monteverdi opera.
After being abandoned by Hope, this character sings the aria "Possente spirto" trying to convince another character to let him cross a river. The Duke of Gonzaga's viewing of Jacopo Peri's opera titled for this man's wife inspired the aforementioned opera titled after him. In the third act of Le feste d'Apollo, (*) Gluck reused music from his earlier opera about this character and his wife. An "Infernal Galop" better known as the "can-can" appears in a Jacques Offenbach operetta about this character in the Underworld, and he is the main character of an early Monteverdi opera. For 10 points, name this mythological musician, the husband of Eurydice.
After being abandoned by Hope, this character sings the aria "Possente spirto" trying to convince another character to let him cross a river.
Orpheus (accept L’Orfeo; accept Orpheus in the Underworld)