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* OneWordTitle: "Hadestown".
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* ThePlace: The title, "Hadestown", refers to the titular town Eurydice becomes trapped in.
* PlayingCardMotifs: Orpheus refers to Hades as the "king of diamonds, king of spades"; referring to his being the god of wealth and the Underworld. In turn, Hades refers to Orpheus as a "jack of hearts".
* PlayingCardMotifs: Orpheus refers to Hades as the "king of diamonds, king of spades"; referring to his being the god of wealth and the Underworld. In turn, Hades refers to Orpheus as a "jack of hearts".
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->''"Lover, tell me, if you can\\
Who's gonna buy the wedding bands?\\
Times being what they are\\
Hard, and getting harder all the time..."''
-->--'''Eurydice''' to '''Orpheus''', "Wedding Song"
Who's gonna buy the wedding bands?\\
Times being what they are\\
Hard, and getting harder all the time..."''
-->--'''Eurydice''' to '''Orpheus''', "Wedding Song"
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* SadlyMythtaken: Oh Boy does this musical chafe for anyone who has an interest in Greek Mythology.
** First off in the myths, Hades was NOT the antagonist of the 'Orpheus and Eurydice' story, in fact he broke one of his own rules by allowing Orpheus a chance to earn his wife's death to be undone.
** First off in the myths, Hades was NOT the antagonist of the 'Orpheus and Eurydice' story, in fact he broke one of his own rules by allowing Orpheus a chance to earn his wife's death to be undone.
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* SadlyMythtaken: Oh Boy does this The musical chafe for anyone who has an interest in takes some liberties with Greek Mythology.
mythology.
**First off Hades gets dosed with AdaptationalVillainy -- in the myths, Hades he was NOT not the antagonist of the 'Orpheus and Eurydice' story, in fact he broke one of his own rules by allowing Orpheus a chance to earn his wife's death to be undone.
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* StarvingArtist: Orpheus is a musician living through an economic depression. As early as "Wedding Song", Eurydice expresses concern that he can properly provide for them. Lampshaded in "Hey Little Songbird".
-->'''Hades:''' He's some kind of poet and he's penniless\\
Give him your hand, he'll give you his hand-to-mouth\\
He'll write you a poem when the power's out
-->'''Hades:''' He's some kind of poet and he's penniless\\
Give him your hand, he'll give you his hand-to-mouth\\
He'll write you a poem when the power's out
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Touted as a [[RockOpera "folk opera"]], ''Hadestown'' is a musical and ([[AdaptationDistillation more famously]]) a ConceptAlbum written and produced by Anais Mitchell. It's a retelling of the [[OrpheanRescue Orpheus myth]] set in a post-apocalyptic world that mimics TheGreatDepression in the United States. Originally performed as a small-scale stage musical in Vermont, Mitchell extensively revised the work for the 2010 recording, which received critical acclaim. The album version has since been performed live at various locations, including New York and Virginia.
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Touted as a [[RockOpera "folk opera"]], ''Hadestown'' is a musical and ([[AdaptationDistillation more famously]]) a ConceptAlbum written and produced by Anais Mitchell. It's a retelling of the [[OrpheanRescue Orpheus myth]] set in a post-apocalyptic world that mimics TheGreatDepression in the United States. Originally performed as a small-scale stage musical in Vermont, Mitchell extensively revised the work for the 2010 recording, which received critical acclaim. The album In 2016, Hadestown was revised again, returning to the stage with an expanded story and tracklist. This version has since been performed live at various locations, including New York and Virginia.
of the musical is now slated to open on Broadway in 2019.
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* SadlyMythtaken: Oh Boy does this musical chafe for anyone who has an interest in Greek Mythology.
** First off in the myths, Hades was NOT the antagonist of the 'Orpheus and Eurydice' story, in fact he broke one of his own rules by allowing Orpheus a chance to earn his wife's death to be undone.
*** He didn't keep souls as slaves, in fact Hades allowed souls to leave the Underworld in order to be reborn once they'd drunk water of the River Lethe.
*** His relationship with Persephone was functional; in fact in Ancient Greece, Hades and Persephone's marriage to each other was considered to be the 'ideal' marriage. Mind you, Hades treated Persephone as his equal, which was a huge deal both then and now.
** Eurydice did not have sex with Hades and was definitely not seduced by him. In the myths she died as a result of falling into a pit of poisonous vipers.
*** In fact Hades was the only god who didn't have an affair.
** The River Styx was not a wall, it was literally a river that one had to cross in order to enter the Underworld.
** [[https://coloricioso.tumblr.com/post/173457881813/how-do-we-know-persephone-loved-hades-in-the Persephone]] and [[https://coloricioso.tumblr.com/post/153556613418/a-gnosis-coloricioso-a-n-n-e-m-a-r-i-e-ok Hades]] actually loved each other and they definitely didn't fight. They are always depicted ruling together, and sometimes Persephone acts on her own. Sometimes Persephone is the one who mortals or other deities approach to get results, not Hades. Usually Hades is seen seated on his throne with Persephone standing beside him, but sometimes [[https://www.instagram.com/p/BW5txGsBGYe/ she is the one who is sat on the throne meanwhile Hades stands up next to her.]] The tale of Orpheus is an excellent way of portraying how Hades and Persephone ruled together and took the decisions together, sometimes with Persephone persuading him to change his mind.
** First off in the myths, Hades was NOT the antagonist of the 'Orpheus and Eurydice' story, in fact he broke one of his own rules by allowing Orpheus a chance to earn his wife's death to be undone.
*** He didn't keep souls as slaves, in fact Hades allowed souls to leave the Underworld in order to be reborn once they'd drunk water of the River Lethe.
*** His relationship with Persephone was functional; in fact in Ancient Greece, Hades and Persephone's marriage to each other was considered to be the 'ideal' marriage. Mind you, Hades treated Persephone as his equal, which was a huge deal both then and now.
** Eurydice did not have sex with Hades and was definitely not seduced by him. In the myths she died as a result of falling into a pit of poisonous vipers.
*** In fact Hades was the only god who didn't have an affair.
** The River Styx was not a wall, it was literally a river that one had to cross in order to enter the Underworld.
** [[https://coloricioso.tumblr.com/post/173457881813/how-do-we-know-persephone-loved-hades-in-the Persephone]] and [[https://coloricioso.tumblr.com/post/153556613418/a-gnosis-coloricioso-a-n-n-e-m-a-r-i-e-ok Hades]] actually loved each other and they definitely didn't fight. They are always depicted ruling together, and sometimes Persephone acts on her own. Sometimes Persephone is the one who mortals or other deities approach to get results, not Hades. Usually Hades is seen seated on his throne with Persephone standing beside him, but sometimes [[https://www.instagram.com/p/BW5txGsBGYe/ she is the one who is sat on the throne meanwhile Hades stands up next to her.]] The tale of Orpheus is an excellent way of portraying how Hades and Persephone ruled together and took the decisions together, sometimes with Persephone persuading him to change his mind.
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* LyricalDissonance: "When The Chips Are Down" is a fatalistic but very jaunty and catchy song.
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* MoodDissonance: "When The Chips Are Down" is a fatalistic but very jaunty and catchy song.
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** In a heroic example, Orpheus to Hades in "Epic (Part Two)". It's in an attempt to persuade Hades to let Orpheus bring Eurydice back to the surface by comparing the two of them to Hades and Persephone. Hades is actually moved enough by it to let him try, though not without [[DealWithTheTheDevil one condition]].
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** In a heroic example, Orpheus to Hades in "Epic (Part Two)". It's in an attempt to persuade Hades to let Orpheus bring Eurydice back to the surface by comparing the two of them to Hades and Persephone. Hades is actually moved enough by it to let him try, though not without [[DealWithTheTheDevil [[DealWithTheDevil one condition]].
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* DestructiveRomance: Hades and Persephone, touched upon in "How Long". Despite how much they hurt each other just by being around them, they still love each other too much to give up on their relationship.
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* DestructiveRomance: Hades and Persephone, touched upon in "How Long". Despite how much they hurt each other just by being around them, near, they still love each other too much to give up on their relationship.
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** In a heroic example, Orpheus to Hades in "Epic (Part Two)". It's in an attempt to persuade Hades to let Orpheus bring Eurydice back to the surface by comparing the two of them to Hades and Persephone. Hades is actually moved enough by it to let him try, though not without [[DealTheTheDevil one condition]].
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** In a heroic example, Orpheus to Hades in "Epic (Part Two)". It's in an attempt to persuade Hades to let Orpheus bring Eurydice back to the surface by comparing the two of them to Hades and Persephone. Hades is actually moved enough by it to let him try, though not without [[DealTheTheDevil [[DealWithTheTheDevil one condition]].
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** Persephone in "How Long," about both Orpheus and Hades.
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** Persephone in "How Long," about both Orpheus (who just wants to see his lover Eurydice again) and Hades.Hades (who is tormented by their failed marriage as much as she is).
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* BadSamaritan: Hades.
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* BadSamaritan: Hades. He offers Eurydice a way out of poverty and instability, but it's all a front: once he has what he wants from her, he leaves her to work herself to death for him just like all his other workers. In "Way Down Hadestown II", the Fates imply that most of his workers were 'rescued' from similar circumstances.
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* DestructiveRomance: Hades and Persephone, touched upon in "How Long."
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* DestructiveRomance: Hades and Persephone, touched upon in "How Long."Long". Despite how much they hurt each other just by being around them, they still love each other too much to give up on their relationship.
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* ForegoneConclusion: Assuming you're at all familiar with Greek mythology, you can pretty much guess how this one ends.
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* ForegoneConclusion: Assuming you're at all familiar with Greek mythology, you can pretty much guess how this one ends.ends- Orpheus fails to bring Eurydice back the surface, and they never see each other again. In the opening song of the theatrical version, "Road to Hell", Hermes outright tells the audience that the story they're about to watch is "a sad tale, it's a tragedy".
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** In a heroic example, Orpheus to Hades in "Epic (Part Two)."
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** In a heroic example, Orpheus to Hades in "Epic (Part Two)."Two)". It's in an attempt to persuade Hades to let Orpheus bring Eurydice back to the surface by comparing the two of them to Hades and Persephone. Hades is actually moved enough by it to let him try, though not without [[DealTheTheDevil one condition]].
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* OrpheanRescue: The story is based on the myth of Orpheus.
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* OrpheanRescue: The story is based on the myth of Orpheus.Orpheus, though in this case Eurydice isn't literally dead but instead trapped in an underground city as a worker.
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* StarCrossedLovers: Orpheus and Eurydice.
* SympathyForTheDevil: Persephone in "How Long," about both Orpheus and Hades.
* SympathyForTheDevil: Persephone in "How Long," about both Orpheus and Hades.
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* StarCrossedLovers: Orpheus and Eurydice.
Eurydice end as this. Orpheus cannot return to Hadestown to see her and Eurydice cannot go to him on the surface because Orpheus broke the condition that Hades gave when he let the two of them go.
*SympathyForTheDevil: SympathyForTheDevil:
** Persephone in "How Long," about both Orpheus andHades.Hades.
** Orpheus to Hades in "Epic III", realizing that despite all his wealth and power, the thing Hades most wants and tries so hard for is what he's already lost: his relationship with Persephone.
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** Persephone in "How Long," about both Orpheus and
** Orpheus to Hades in "Epic III", realizing that despite all his wealth and power, the thing Hades most wants and tries so hard for is what he's already lost: his relationship with Persephone.
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* AnimalMotifs:
** Eurydice is repeatedly compared to a songbird, first as an inspiration to Orpheus' own musical talents, his muse. After being seduced by Hades, she's compared to a canary kept in a mine and a caged bird that can no longer fly just as Eurydice can no longer return to the surface.
** Hades is compared to a snake. Like the biblical snake, Hades is a sly tempter who manipulates Eurydice into ruining her life by offering her a choice to stay in poverty with Orpheus or live in safety and comfort in Hadestown.
** Eurydice is repeatedly compared to a songbird, first as an inspiration to Orpheus' own musical talents, his muse. After being seduced by Hades, she's compared to a canary kept in a mine and a caged bird that can no longer fly just as Eurydice can no longer return to the surface.
** Hades is compared to a snake. Like the biblical snake, Hades is a sly tempter who manipulates Eurydice into ruining her life by offering her a choice to stay in poverty with Orpheus or live in safety and comfort in Hadestown.
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* DealWithTheDevil: Orpheus makes one with Hades, as in the original myth.
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* DealWithTheDevil: Orpheus makes one with Hades, as in the original myth. He is allowed to bring Eurydice back to the surface unhindered under one condition: she follows behind him, and if he turns to look at her before they've reached the surface she must remain behind forever. Hades correctly guesses that Orpheus won't be able to take it, and he'll turn to look to know that she's still there before they reach the surface.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnesEvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite his greed and lust for power that leads him to imprison his workers underground until they drop dead, Hades genuinely loves his wife Persephone and wants to make her happy.
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* IWillFindYou: Orpheus to Eurydice in "Wait For Me."
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* IWillFindYou: Orpheus to Eurydice in "Wait For Me."Me", vowing to track her down in Hadestown after she vanishes.
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* ManipulativeBastard: Hades.
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* ManipulativeBastard: Hades.Hades, who never commits direct violence against Eurydice but instead lures her to Hadestown and away from her husband through seduction and preying on her fear of having to provide for both herself and Orpheus. Even when he's persuaded to give Orpheus and Eurydice a chance to be together again, he manages to come up with a deal that seems fair and which Orpheus will agree to but still ends with Hades getting exactly what he wants.
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* NotSoDifferent: In a heroic example, Orpheus to Hades in "Epic (Part Two)."
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* NotSoDifferent: NotSoDifferent:
** In a heroic example, Orpheus to Hades in "Epic (Part Two)."
** In a heroic example, Orpheus to Hades in "Epic (Part Two)."
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* WhatYouAreInTheDark: In "Hey Little Songbird," Hades tempts Eurydice. The Fates also use this in "When The Chips Are Down."
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* WhatYouAreInTheDark: In "Hey Little Songbird," Hades tempts Eurydice. Eurydice into leaving the man she loves in favor of a safe, comfortable life. She agrees, and eventually comes to regret it. The Fates also use this converse about it in "When The Chips Are Down."Down", asserting that Eurydice shouldn't be judged for her choice since most people would've done the same if they'd been in her position.
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* DownerEnding
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* DownerEndingDownerEnding: Orpheus looks back just before they're safe, trapping Eurydice in Hadestown forever.
* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: Every time he fails to impress Persephone with his machinery, Hades doubles down, thinking if he makes it more impressive she'll finally get it, when actually she likes him best without all the neon and pretension.
* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: Every time he fails to impress Persephone with his machinery, Hades doubles down, thinking if he makes it more impressive she'll finally get it, when actually she likes him best without all the neon and pretension.
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* WomenAreWiser: Eurydice in "Wedding Song," voicing her concerns for Orpheus's monetary situation. Subverted thereafter, as Eurydice's concerns and her overall innocence lead to her seduction and subsequent imprisonment by Hades.
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* WomenAreWiser: Eurydice in "Wedding Song," voicing her concerns for Orpheus's monetary situation.situation, and in "Chant", when she's the one who cares about their dwindling stores of food and firewood. Subverted thereafter, as Eurydice's concerns and her overall innocence lead to her seduction and subsequent imprisonment by Hades.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Hades and Eurydice sleep together after he brings her to Hadestown. He's picked up multiple women this way before and then dropped them cold, according to the chorus.
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* HereWeGoAgain: In "Chant", Hermes complains that Hades and Persephone have the same exact fight every year.
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The album stars Mitchell as Eurydice, Justin Vernon (of BonIver) as Orpheus, Music/AniDiFranco as Persephone, Greg Brown as Hades, Ben Knox Miller (of The Low Anthem) as Hermes, and the Haden Triplets as the Fates.
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The album stars Mitchell as Eurydice, Justin Vernon (of BonIver) Music/BonIver) as Orpheus, Music/AniDiFranco as Persephone, Greg Brown as Hades, Ben Knox Miller (of The Low Anthem) as Hermes, and the Haden Triplets as the Fates.
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** AllThereInTheScript: The workers who sing with Hades in "Why We Build The Wall" are called Cerberus in the lyrics on the official site.
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* CrapsackWorld
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* CrapsackWorldCrapsackWorld: Things are bad above ground, where poverty and starvation are always barely an inch away.
-->''Times being what they are\\
Dark and getting darker all the time''
** CrapSaccharineWorld: For Eurydice, Hadestown; she's built it up in her mind as a paradise of wealth and stability.
-->'''Eurydice:''' Everybody dresses in clothes so fine/Everybody’s pockets are weighted down/Everybody sipping ambrosia wine/In a goldmine in Hadestown
-->''Times being what they are\\
Dark and getting darker all the time''
** CrapSaccharineWorld: For Eurydice, Hadestown; she's built it up in her mind as a paradise of wealth and stability.
-->'''Eurydice:''' Everybody dresses in clothes so fine/Everybody’s pockets are weighted down/Everybody sipping ambrosia wine/In a goldmine in Hadestown
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* LetsDuet: Many of the songs -- "Wedding Day," "Hey Little Songbird," "Wait For Me," "How Long," "Doubt Comes In," and "I Raise My Cup To Him."
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* LetsDuet: Many of the songs -- "Wedding Day," Day" (Orpheus and Eurydice), "Hey Little Songbird," Songbird" (Hades and Eurydice), "Wait For Me," Me" (Hermes and Orpheus), "How Long," Long" (Persephone and Hades), "Doubt Comes In," In" (Orpheus and Eurydice), and "I Raise My Cup To Him."Him" (Persephone and Eurydice).
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* ShameIfSomethingHappened: "Hey Little Songbird."
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* ShameIfSomethingHappened: "Hey Little Songbird."Songbird"
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* GreekMythology
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* GreekMythologyMyth/GreekMythology
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The album stars Mitchell as Eurydice, Justin Vernon (of BonIver) as Orpheus, AniDiFranco as Persephone, Greg Brown as Hades, Ben Knox Miller (of The Low Anthem) as Hermes, and the Haden Triplets as the Fates.
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The album stars Mitchell as Eurydice, Justin Vernon (of BonIver) as Orpheus, AniDiFranco Music/AniDiFranco as Persephone, Greg Brown as Hades, Ben Knox Miller (of The Low Anthem) as Hermes, and the Haden Triplets as the Fates.
Fates.
'''Tracklist'''
# "Wedding Song" featuring Justin Vernon (3:18)
# "Epic (Part I)" featuring Justin Vernon (2:22)
# "Way Down Hadestown" featuring Justin Vernon, Music/AniDiFranco and Ben Knox Miller (3:33)
# "Songbird Intro" (0:24)
# "Hey, Little Songbird" featuring Greg Brown (3:09)
# "Gone, I'm Gone" featuring The Haden Triplets (1:09)
# "When the Chips are Down" featuring The Haden Triplets (2:14)
# "Wait for Me" featuring Ben Knox Miller and Justin Vernon (3:06)
# "Why We Build the Wall" featuring Greg Brown (4:18)
# "Our Lady of the Underground" featuring Music/AniDiFranco (4:40)
# "Flowers (Eurydice's Song)" (3:33)
# "Nothing Changes" featuring The Haden Triplets (0:52)
# "If it's True" featuring Justin Vernon (3:03)
# "Papers (Hades Finds Out)" (1:24)
# "How Long?" featuring Music/AniDiFranco and Greg Brown (3:36)
# "Epic (Part II)" featuring Justin Vernon (2:55)
# "Lover's Desire" (2:05)
# "His Kiss, The Riot" featuring Greg Brown (4:03)
# "Doubt Comes In" featuring Justin Vernon (5:32)
# "I Raise My Cup to Him" featuring Music/AniDiFranco (2:10)
'''Tracklist'''
# "Wedding Song" featuring Justin Vernon (3:18)
# "Epic (Part I)" featuring Justin Vernon (2:22)
# "Way Down Hadestown" featuring Justin Vernon, Music/AniDiFranco and Ben Knox Miller (3:33)
# "Songbird Intro" (0:24)
# "Hey, Little Songbird" featuring Greg Brown (3:09)
# "Gone, I'm Gone" featuring The Haden Triplets (1:09)
# "When the Chips are Down" featuring The Haden Triplets (2:14)
# "Wait for Me" featuring Ben Knox Miller and Justin Vernon (3:06)
# "Why We Build the Wall" featuring Greg Brown (4:18)
# "Our Lady of the Underground" featuring Music/AniDiFranco (4:40)
# "Flowers (Eurydice's Song)" (3:33)
# "Nothing Changes" featuring The Haden Triplets (0:52)
# "If it's True" featuring Justin Vernon (3:03)
# "Papers (Hades Finds Out)" (1:24)
# "How Long?" featuring Music/AniDiFranco and Greg Brown (3:36)
# "Epic (Part II)" featuring Justin Vernon (2:55)
# "Lover's Desire" (2:05)
# "His Kiss, The Riot" featuring Greg Brown (4:03)
# "Doubt Comes In" featuring Justin Vernon (5:32)
# "I Raise My Cup to Him" featuring Music/AniDiFranco (2:10)
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!! This opera provides examples of:
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!! This opera provides examples of:
''Tropestown''
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* OrpheanRescue
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* OrpheanRescueOneWordTitle: "Hadestown".
* OrpheanRescue: The story is based on the myth of Orpheus.
* OrpheanRescue: The story is based on the myth of Orpheus.
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-->'''Hades:''' Always a pity for one so pretty and young/When poverty comes to clip your wings/And knock the wind right out of your lungs...
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-->'''Hades:''' Always a pity for one so pretty and young/When poverty comes to clip your wings/And knock the wind right out of your lungs...lungs/Hey, nobody sings on empty.
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* LoveAtFirstSight: "Epic (Part Two)": Hades fell in love with Persephone the moment he saw her in Demeter's garden.
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* AllThereInTheManual: To fully understand the setting and plot, you need to read the history and libretto on [[http://anaismitchell.com/home.html the official website]].
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* AllThereInTheManual: To fully understand the setting and plot, you need to read the history and libretto on [[http://anaismitchell.com/home.html [[http://hadestown.anaismitchell.com/ the official website]].
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* EverybodyHatesHades
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* ForegoneConclusion: Assuming you're at all familiar with Greek mythology, you can pretty much guess how this one ends.
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The album stars Mitchell as Eurydice, Justin Vernon (of BonIver) as Orpheus, AniDiFranco as Persephone, Greg Brown as Hades, Ben Knox Miller (of The Low Anthem) as Hermes, and the Haden triplets Triplets as the Fates.
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The album stars Mitchell as Eurydice, Justin Vernon (of Bon Iver) BonIver) as Orpheus, AniDiFranco as Persephone, Greg Brown as Hades, Ben Knox Miller (of The Low Anthem) as Hermes, and the Haden triplets as the Fates.
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* Hades, about Orpheus, from "His Kiss, The Riot," though he is recognizing the similarity to Orpheus in himself rather than persuading Orpheus of their similarities.
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''Hadestown'' opens above-ground, with [[TheIngenue Eurydice]] worrying about how her lover [[TenorBoy Orpheus]] will provide for her in this poverty-stricken post-apocalyptic world. They arrive at an old train depot, where [[MinimalistCast everyone’s]] talking about [[TitleDrop Hadestown]], a walled city under the ground. [[ManipulativeBastard Hades]], the enigmatic king of Hadestown, comes calling for Eurydice when Orpheus is gone and seduces her to the wealth and security of his underworld. With directions from Hermes, Orpheus follows Eurydice underground.
Meanwhile, in Hadestown, Hades indoctrinates his worker-citizens, but when he turns his back, his wife [[SilkHidingSteel Persephone]] subverts his efforts by plying her contraband in a hidden speakeasy. She takes an interest in the newly arrived Orpheus. Eurydice, unaware that her lover is near, laments her decision to follow Hades. Orpheus moves toward her, but is intercepted by the Fates, who tell him struggling is pointless. Orpheus challenges the Fates, and shortly thereafter Hades discovers both Orpheus and the speakeasy.
Meanwhile, in Hadestown, Hades indoctrinates his worker-citizens, but when he turns his back, his wife [[SilkHidingSteel Persephone]] subverts his efforts by plying her contraband in a hidden speakeasy. She takes an interest in the newly arrived Orpheus. Eurydice, unaware that her lover is near, laments her decision to follow Hades. Orpheus moves toward her, but is intercepted by the Fates, who tell him struggling is pointless. Orpheus challenges the Fates, and shortly thereafter Hades discovers both Orpheus and the speakeasy.
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''Hadestown'' opens above-ground, with [[TheIngenue Eurydice]] worrying about how her lover [[TenorBoy Orpheus]] will provide for her in this poverty-stricken post-apocalyptic world. They arrive at an old train depot, where [[MinimalistCast everyone’s]] talking about [[TitleDrop Hadestown]], a walled city under the ground. [[ManipulativeBastard Hades]], the enigmatic king of Hadestown, comes calling for Eurydice when Orpheus is gone and seduces her to the wealth and security of his underworld. With directions from Hermes, [[MrExposition Hermes]], Orpheus follows Eurydice underground.
Meanwhile, in Hadestown, Hades indoctrinates his worker-citizens, but when he turns his back, his wife [[SilkHidingSteel Persephone]] subverts his efforts by plying her contraband from the outside world in a hidden speakeasy. She takes an interest in the newly arrived Orpheus. Eurydice, unaware that her lover is near, laments her decision to follow Hades. Orpheus moves toward her, but is intercepted by the Fates, who tell him struggling is pointless. Orpheus challenges the Fates, and shortly thereafter Hades discovers both Orpheus and the speakeasy.
Meanwhile, in Hadestown, Hades indoctrinates his worker-citizens, but when he turns his back, his wife [[SilkHidingSteel Persephone]] subverts his efforts by plying her contraband from the outside world in a hidden speakeasy. She takes an interest in the newly arrived Orpheus. Eurydice, unaware that her lover is near, laments her decision to follow Hades. Orpheus moves toward her, but is intercepted by the Fates, who tell him struggling is pointless. Orpheus challenges the Fates, and shortly thereafter Hades discovers both Orpheus and the speakeasy.
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* MrExposition: Hermes's main function.
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* NotSoDifferent: Hades, about Orpheus, from "His Kiss, The Riot," though he is recognizing the similarity to Orpheus in himself rather than persuading Orpheus of their similarities.
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* NotSoDifferent: In a heroic example, Orpheus to Hades in "Epic (Part Two)."
* Hades, about Orpheus, from "His Kiss, The Riot," though he is recognizing the similarity to Orpheus in himself rather than persuading Orpheus of their similarities.
* Hades, about Orpheus, from "His Kiss, The Riot," though he is recognizing the similarity to Orpheus in himself rather than persuading Orpheus of their similarities.
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* SympathyForTheDevil: Orpheus to Hades in "Epic (Part Two)."
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* SympathyForTheDevil: Persephone in "How Long," about both Orpheus to Hades in "Epic (Part Two)."and Hades.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes
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* NotSoDifferent: Orpheus to Hades in "Epic (Part Two)."
** And these lines, which seem to be spoken from experience, from "His Kiss, The Riot":
** And these lines, which seem to be spoken from experience, from "His Kiss, The Riot":
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* NotSoDifferent: Orpheus to Hades in "Epic (Part Two)."
** And these lines, which seem to be spoken from experience,Hades, about Orpheus, from "His Kiss, The Riot":Riot," though he is recognizing the similarity to Orpheus in himself rather than persuading Orpheus of their similarities.
** And these lines, which seem to be spoken from experience,
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* SympathyForTheDevil: Orpheus to Hades in "Epic (Part Two)."
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* ShameIfSomethingHappened: "Hey Little Songbird."
-->'''Hades:''' Always a pity for one so pretty and young/When poverty comes to clip your wings/And knock the wind right out of your lungs...
-->'''Hades:''' Always a pity for one so pretty and young/When poverty comes to clip your wings/And knock the wind right out of your lungs...
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* WomenAreWiser: Eurydice in "Wedding Song," voicing her concerns for Orpheus's monetary situation. Subverted thereafter, as Eurydice's concerns lead to her seduction and subsequent imprisonment by Hades.
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* WomenAreWiser: Eurydice in "Wedding Song," voicing her concerns for Orpheus's monetary situation. Subverted thereafter, as Eurydice's concerns and her overall innocence lead to her seduction and subsequent imprisonment by Hades.Hades.
* WretchedHive: Hadestown.
-->'''Hermes:''' Either get to hell or to Hadestown/Ain't no difference any more!
* WretchedHive: Hadestown.
-->'''Hermes:''' Either get to hell or to Hadestown/Ain't no difference any more!
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''Hadestown'' opens above-ground, with [[TheIngenue Eurydice]] worrying about how her lover [[TenorBoy Orpheus]] will provide for her in this poverty-stricken post-apocalyptic world. They arrive at an old train depot, where [[OmegaCast everyone’s]] talking about [[TitleDrop Hadestown]], a walled city under the ground. [[ManipulativeBastard Hades]], the enigmatic king of Hadestown, comes calling for Eurydice when Orpheus is gone and seduces her to the wealth and security of his underworld. With directions from Hermes, Orpheus follows Eurydice underground.
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''Hadestown'' opens above-ground, with [[TheIngenue Eurydice]] worrying about how her lover [[TenorBoy Orpheus]] will provide for her in this poverty-stricken post-apocalyptic world. They arrive at an old train depot, where [[OmegaCast [[MinimalistCast everyone’s]] talking about [[TitleDrop Hadestown]], a walled city under the ground. [[ManipulativeBastard Hades]], the enigmatic king of Hadestown, comes calling for Eurydice when Orpheus is gone and seduces her to the wealth and security of his underworld. With directions from Hermes, Orpheus follows Eurydice underground.
* MinimalistCast: There's Eurydice, Orpheus, Persephone, Hades, Hermes, and the Fates.
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* OmegaCast: There's Eurydice, Orpheus, Persephone, Hades, Hermes, and the Fates.
