A Concert of Music by Offenbach

Runtime: 87 min

Format: 4:3

Sistem: PAL

Subttles: English/German/Francois/Italiano/Español

Sound: LPCM Stereo, AC3 Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1



Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano
Magalie Leger, soprano
Stéphanie d'Oustrac, soprano
Gilles Ragon, tenor
Laurent Naouri, bass

Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble

MARC MINKOWSKI

Contents:

La Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein:
"Ah! Que j'aime les militaires"
"Dites-lui"
"Chanson militaire"

Souvenirs d'Aix-le-Bains:
Suite de valses pour orchestre

Fantasio:
"Ballade à la lune"
Duo Fantasio - Elsbeth

Le Carnaval des Revues:
Symphonie de l'avenir

Madame l'Archiduc:
8 Sextuor de l'alphabet

Les Contes d'Hoffmann:
Entr'acte et Barcarolle

La Belle Hélène:
Chour des prêtresses d'Adonis
"Amours divins"

Barbe Bleue:
"Y'a des bergères"
Ouverture à Grand Orchestre

Lischen et Fritzchen:
Duo des Alsaciens

La Vie Parisienne:
"Je suis veuve d'un colonel"

La Fille du Tambour Major:
"Je suis la fille du tambour major"

La Périchole:
Air de la griserie

Orphée aux Enfers:
Galop infernal

More info:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338875/

This concert from the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris in 2002,is a feast showing pieces from Jacques Offenbach's best loved and popular Operettas.This DVD is very enchanting,Anne Sofie Von Otter is the queen of the show,she is great,beautiful,charismatic,hilarious,delightful,naughty,dazzling and very entertaining.She is joined by Naouri, Leger, Ragon, d'Oustrac, Grapperon,They were all very good. Marc Minkowski was the conductor whose presence added to the greatness of this nice atmosphere. The show included pieces from La Grande-Duchesse de Gerolstein, Madame l'Archiduc, La Belle Helene, Barbe-Bleue, Lischen et Fritzchen, La Vie Parisienne, La Fille du tambour-major and La Perichole, as well as the famous Barcarolle from the opera Les Contes d'Hoffmann. In my opinion it is a must have DVD for Jacques Offenbach's fans.