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Krewe organized in 1993
1,200 male and female riders
30 floats
30 marching bands
Contemporary-style parade, w/ flambeaux
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Orpheus chooses no royalty, but features celebrity riders.
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!BONANZA! The riders of Orpheus are among the most generous!
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This
krewe has no connection to the first Krewe of Orpheus, a ball krewe in
Orleans Parish during the 1940's and 1950's, neither is it connected
with the Original Krewe of Orpheus in Covington, which began parading
in 1988.
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Greek
audiences will recognize Orpheus as the musically-inclined son of Zeus
and Calliope who toured throughout the Underworld in search of his beloved
Eurydice. In New Orleans, the krewe established themselves as a
superkrewe with their first parade in 1994 that rolled with 700 riders,
a record. Lundi Gras night (in the slot previously held by
Proteus prior to 1992) Orpheus takes to the streets with a bevy of signature floats,
including the fiberoptic Leviathan , the Smokey Mary, the Trojan Horse,
and the Dolly Trolley; the streetcar used in the musical motion picture
"Hello Dolly!"
The krewe was formed by Captain Harry Connick, Jr. international music star and native New Orleanian.
 This krewe shares a Greek theme with the krewes of Adonis, Aphrodite, Argus,
Atlas,
Endymion, Hermes,
Iris,
Jason,
Morpheus,
Muses, Okeanos, Pegasus, Proteus,
Morpheus,
Pygmalion,
Rhea, Sparta, and
Zeus. |
 This krewe is among those krewes that present flambeaux, including the krewes of
Babylon, Chaos, d'Etat, Druids, Hermes, Proteus, Saturn, and Sparta. |
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