Krewe of Orpheus
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Krewe of Orpheus (1993) is a relatively recent New Orleans Mardi Gras krewe which puts on one of the largest parades in the famous Carnival celebrations of New Orleans, Louisiana. The Krewe accepts members of either gender and any race or ethnicity, and quickly became one of New Orleans' largest, after it was founded in 1993. [1] It is a music-based krewe, taking its name from Orpheus {ohr'-fee-uhs} [2] of Classical mythology. The Krewe of Orpheus was founded by Harry Connick Jr., his father, Harry Connick, Sr., and Sonny Borey. The Krewe of Orpheus parades on St. Charles Avenue and Canal Street on Lundi Gras (Fat Monday) - the day before Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday). When the krewe had their first parade, in 1994, it was a record high 700 riders on their parade, and they had then already established themselves as a superkrewe. The Krewe of Orpheus was the first super Krewe to include both men and women.
Contents |
[edit] Celebrity monarchs
Patricia Clarkson, Sean Payton and Harry Connick, Jr. reigned as the krewe's celebrity monarchs for Mardi Gras 2007. [1] For the 2006 festivities, actors Steven Seagal and Josh Hartnett reigned. [2]
Other celebrity monarchs for the Krewe of Orpheus include Whoopi Goldberg, Toby Keith, Dominic Monaghan, Glenn Close, Camryn Manheim, Sandra Bullock, Debbie Allen, Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones, Forest Whitaker, Laurence Fishburn, Tommy Tune, Vanessa Williams, Dan Ackroyd, Branford Marsalis, James Brown, Jay Thomas, Little Richard, David Copperfield, Delta Burke, Gerald McRaney, Josh Hartnett, Josh Gracin, Anne Rice, Christian LeBlanc, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Travis Tritt and Sawyer Brown.
[edit] Trivia
- Harry Connick, Jr. wrote and recorded a song for his 1994 album She, called "Here Comes the Big Parade". The song's musicvideo shows clips from floats in the parade.
[edit] Other
- This krewe does not have any connection to:
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Krewe of Orpheus Parade" (notes), webpage: CityGuide-NOLA.
- ^ The mythological name "Orpheus" is commonly pronounced "ohr'-fee-uhs" in English, although some names have a different pronunciation in ancient Greek; see "Encyclopedia Mythica: Pronunciation guide" webpage: Pantheon-pronun.
[edit] External links
- Official website - with Macromedia photo gallery (pre-cache activity).
- Krewe of Orpheus, at Mardi Gras Digest.
- Krewe of Orpheus, at Prof. Carl Nivale.
