The Operas & Operettas Collection

~ Release by Jacques Offenbach (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

30 CDs in cardboard sleeve + booklet packed in a cardboard box

Annotation last modified on 2021-02-16 22:24 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Ba-ta-clan
2▶CD: Les Bavards
3▶CD: Orphée aux enfers (Opéra-féerie in four acts, 1871) (Acts I & II beginning)
4▶CD: Orphée aux enfers (Opéra-féerie in four acts, 1871) (Acts II end, III & IV)
5▶CD: Orpheus in der Unterwelt (Opéra bouffon in two acts, 1858) (Act I)
6▶CD: Orpheus in der Unterwelt (Opéra bouffon in two acts, 1858) (Act II)
7▶CD: La Belle Hélène (Acts I & II beginning)
8▶CD: La Belle Hélène (Acts II end & III)
9▶CD: Die schöne Helena (Act I)
10▶CD: Die schöne Helena (Acts II & III)
11▼CD: La Vie parisienne (Acts I & II)
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1La Vie parisienne : Ouverture / Acte I. N°1 – Chœur, dialogue : « Nous sommes employés de la ligne de l'Ouest » (Bobinet, Gontran, Gardefeu, un employé, chœur)
recorded in:
Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie (Occitania), France (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
producer:
Eric Macleod (producer)
baritone vocals [Bobinet]:
Michel Trempont (Belgian operatic baritone) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
choir vocals:
Chœur du Capitole de Toulouse (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
tenor vocals [Gardefeu]:
Michel Sénéchal (tenor) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
tenor vocals [un employé]:
André Batisse (actor, tenor) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
conductor:
Michel Plasson (conductor) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
chorus master:
Guy Lhomme (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
recording of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte I. N°1 – Chœur « Nous sommes employés de la ligne de l'Ouest » (Chœur) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte I
recording of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte I. N°1 – Dialogue « À quelle heure arrive le train de Trouville ? » (Bobinet, Gardefeu, un employé) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte I
recording of:
La Vie parisienne : Ouverture (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
translator:
Karl Treumann (german librettist)
part of:
La Vie parisienne
part of:
La Vie parisienne (English lyrics)
part of:
Pariser Leben
7:48
2La Vie parisienne : Acte I. N°2 – Chœur, quatuor et dialogue : « Le ciel est noir, il va pleuvoir » (Bobinet, Gontran, Gardefeu, Métella, chœur)
recorded in:
Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie (Occitania), France (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
producer:
Eric Macleod (producer)
baritone vocals [Bobinet]:
Michel Trempont (Belgian operatic baritone) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
baritone vocals [Gontran]:
Henri Amiel (baritone) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
choir vocals:
Chœur du Capitole de Toulouse (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
soprano vocals [Métella]:
Régine Crespin (soprano) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
tenor vocals [Gardefeu]:
Michel Sénéchal (tenor) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
conductor:
Michel Plasson (conductor) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
chorus master:
Guy Lhomme (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
recording of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte I. N°2 – Chœur « Le ciel est noir, il va pleuvoir » (Chœur) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte I
recording of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte I. N°2 – Quatuor et dialogue « Métella » – « Métella » (Bobinet, Gardefeu, Métella, Gontran) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte I
3:47
3La Vie parisienne : Acte I. N°3 – Couplets et dialogue : « Elles sont tristes les marquises » (Bobinet, Gardefeu, Joseph)
recorded in:
Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie (Occitania), France (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
producer:
Eric Macleod (producer)
baritone vocals [Bobinet]:
Michel Trempont (Belgian operatic baritone) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
tenor vocals [Gardefeu]:
Michel Sénéchal (tenor) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
tenor vocals [Joseph]:
André Batisse (actor, tenor) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
conductor:
Michel Plasson (conductor) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
recording of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte I. N°3 – Couplets et dialogue « Elles sont tristes les marquises » (Bobinet, Gardefeu, Joseph) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte I
3:32
4La Vie parisienne : Acte I. N°4 – Triolets et dialogue : « Ce que c'est pourtant que la vie » (Gardefeu, Joseph, le Baron, la Baronne)
recorded in:
Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie (Occitania), France (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
producer:
Eric Macleod (producer)
baritone vocals [le Baron]:
Luis Masson (operatic bass / baritone) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
soprano vocals [la Baronne]:
Christiane Chateau (French soprano) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
tenor vocals [Gardefeu]:
Michel Sénéchal (tenor) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
tenor vocals [Joseph]:
André Batisse (actor, tenor) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
conductor:
Michel Plasson (conductor) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
recording of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte I. N°4 – Triolets et dialogue « Ce que c'est pourtant que la vie » (Gardefeu, Joseph, le Baron, la Baronne) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte I
2:25
5La Vie parisienne : Acte I. N°5 – Trio et dialogue : « Jamais, foi de cicérone » (Gardefeu, le Baron, la Baronne)
recorded in:
Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie (Occitania), France (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
producer:
Eric Macleod (producer)
baritone vocals [le Baron]:
Luis Masson (operatic bass / baritone) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
soprano vocals [la Baronne]:
Christiane Chateau (French soprano) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
tenor vocals [Gardefeu]:
Michel Sénéchal (tenor) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
conductor:
Michel Plasson (conductor) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
recording of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte I. N°5 – Trio et dialogue « Jamais, foi de cicérone » (Gardefeu, le Baron, la Baronne) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte I
5:35
6La Vie parisienne : Acte I. N°6a & 6b – Final et rondo : « À Paris, nous arrivons en masse » (Gardefeu, le Baron, la Baronne, le Brésilien, chœur)
recorded in:
Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie (Occitania), France (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
producer:
Eric Macleod (producer)
baritone vocals [le Baron]:
Luis Masson (operatic bass / baritone) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
baritone vocals [le Brésilien]:
Jean-Christophe Benoît (baritone) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
choir vocals:
Chœur du Capitole de Toulouse (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
soprano vocals [la Baronne]:
Christiane Chateau (French soprano) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
tenor vocals [Gardefeu]:
Michel Sénéchal (tenor) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
conductor:
Michel Plasson (conductor) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
chorus master:
Guy Lhomme (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
recording of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte I. N°6a – Chœur «Nous arrivons à Paris en masse » (Chœur) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte I
recording of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte I. N°6a – L’Air du brésilien (« Je suis brésilien ») (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte I
recording of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte I. N°6b – Ensemble final « La vapeur nous amène » (Gardefeu, le Baron, la Baronne, le Brésilien, Chœur) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte I
5:31
7La Vie parisienne : Acte II. N°7 – Entr'acte, dialogue, duo : « Entrez, entrez, jeune fille à l'œil bleu » (Frick, Gabrielle) / Rondeau, dialogue : « Autrefois, plus d'un amant tendre et galant » (Gardefeu, Alphonse, le Baron, la Baronne)
recorded in:
Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie (Occitania), France (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
producer:
Eric Macleod (producer)
baritone vocals [Frick]:
Jean-Christophe Benoît (baritone) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
soprano vocals [Gabrielle]:
Mady Mesplé (soprano) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
conductor:
Michel Plasson (conductor) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
recording of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte II. N°7 – Duo « Entrez, entrez, jeune fille à l'œil bleu » (Frick, Gabrielle) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte II
recording of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte II. N°7 – Entr'acte (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte II
recording of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte II. N°7 – Rondeau « Autrefois, plus d'un amant tendre et galant » (Gabrielle) (Air du gant) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte II
6:03
8La Vie parisienne : Acte II. N°8 – Couplets et dialogue : « Dans cette ville toute pleine de plaisirs » … « Je veux m'en fourrer jusque là » (Le Baron / Bobinet, Gardefeu, la Baronne, Frick, Gabrielle, Métella)
recorded in:
Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie (Occitania), France (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
producer:
Eric Macleod (producer)
baritone vocals [Bobinet]:
Michel Trempont (Belgian operatic baritone) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
baritone vocals [Frick]:
Jean-Christophe Benoît (baritone) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
baritone vocals [le Baron]:
Luis Masson (operatic bass / baritone) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
soprano vocals [Gabrielle]:
Mady Mesplé (soprano) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
soprano vocals [la Baronne]:
Christiane Chateau (French soprano) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
soprano vocals [Métella]:
Régine Crespin (soprano) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
tenor vocals [Gardefeu]:
Michel Sénéchal (tenor) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
conductor:
Michel Plasson (conductor) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
recording of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte II. N°8 – Couplets du Baron « Dans cette ville toute pleine de plaisirs » (Le Baron) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte II
4:25
9La Vie parisienne : Acte II. N°9 – Rondeau de la lettre et dialogue : « Vous souvient-il ma belle » (Métella / Gardefeu, le Baron)
recorded in:
Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie (Occitania), France (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
producer:
Eric Macleod (producer)
baritone vocals [le Baron]:
Luis Masson (operatic bass / baritone) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
soprano vocals [Métella]:
Régine Crespin (soprano) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
tenor vocals [Gardefeu]:
Michel Sénéchal (tenor) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
conductor:
Michel Plasson (conductor) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
recording of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte II. N°9 – Rondo de la lettre « Vous souvient-il ma belle » (Métella) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte II
8:33
10La Vie parisienne : Acte II. N°10 – Couplets du Major : « Pour découper adroitement » (Frick)
recorded in:
Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie (Occitania), France (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
producer:
Eric Macleod (producer)
baritone vocals [Frick]:
Jean-Christophe Benoît (baritone) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
conductor:
Michel Plasson (conductor) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
recording of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte II. N°10 – Couplets du Major « Pour découper adroitement » (Frick) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte II
3:13
11La Vie parisienne : Acte II. N°11a – Dialogue, Final : « Nous entrons dans cette demeure » (Gardefeu, Frick, le Baron) / N°11b – Couplets : « Je suis veuve d'un colonel » (Gabrielle) / N°11c - Air tyrolien : « On est v'nu m'inviter » (Gardefeu, Gabrielle, Frick, le Baron, la Baronne, Alphonse, chœur)
recorded in:
Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie (Occitania), France (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
producer:
Eric Macleod (producer)
baritone vocals [Frick]:
Jean-Christophe Benoît (baritone) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
baritone vocals [le Baron]:
Luis Masson (operatic bass / baritone) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
choir vocals:
Chœur du Capitole de Toulouse (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
soprano vocals [Gabrielle]:
Mady Mesplé (soprano) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
soprano vocals [la Baronne]:
Christiane Chateau (French soprano) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
tenor vocals [Alphonse]:
André Batisse (actor, tenor) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
tenor vocals [Gardefeu]:
Michel Sénéchal (tenor) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
conductor:
Michel Plasson (conductor) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
chorus master:
Guy Lhomme (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
recording of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte II. Final (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte II
recording of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte II. N°11a – Ensemble « Nous entrons dans cette demeure » (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte II
recording of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte II. N°11b – Air de Gabrielle « Je suis veuve d'un colonel » (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte II
recording of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte II. N°11c – Air tyrolien « On est v'nu m'inviter » (Gardefeu, Gabrielle, Frick, le Baron, la Baronne, Alphonse, chœur) (from 1976-05-18 until 1976-05-22)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
La Vie parisienne : Acte II
6:54
12▶CD: La Vie parisienne (Acts III & IV)
13▶CD: Pariser Leben (La Vie parisienne) (Acts I & II)
14▶CD: Pariser Leben (La Vie parisienne) (Acts III, IV & V)
15▶CD: La Fille du tambour-major (extraits) / La Grande-duchesse de Gérolstein (extraits)
16▶CD: Die Großherzogin von Gerolstein (Act I)
17▶CD: Die Großherzogin von Gerolstein (Acts II & III)
18▶CD: La Périchole (Act I)
19▶CD: La Périchole (Acts II & III)
20▶CD: Les Brigands (Act I)
21▶CD: Les Brigands (Acts II & III)
22▶CD: Pomme d'api / Monsieur Choufleuri restera chez lui le … (beginning)
23▶CD: Monsieur Choufleuri restera chez lui le … (end) / Mesdames de la Halle
24▶CD: Les Contes d'Hoffman (Prologue / Act I beginning)
25▶CD: Les Contes d'Hoffman (Acts I end & II)
26▶CD: Les Contes d'Hoffman (Act III / Epilogue & Appendices)
27▶CD: Hoffmanns Erzählungen (Prologue / Act I & Act II beginning)
28▶CD: Hoffmanns Erzählungen (Acts II end & III / Epilogue)
29▶CD: Air célèbres – Operetta Arias
30▶CD: Gaîté Parisienne / Fables de La Fontaine

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Release group

includes:Airs célèbres by Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario), Jane Rhodes (French soprano/mezzo-soprano), Roberto Benzi (conductor), Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine
Ba-ta-clan / Les Bavards
Die Großherzogin von Gerolstein
Die schöne Helena (1979 Munich studio cast, sung in german) by Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario); Anneliese Rothenberger (soprano), Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Ferry Gruber (tenor), Benno Kusche (baritone), Klaus Hirte (baritone), Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Choir), Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra) & Willy Mattes (composer, arranger and conductor)
Hoffmanns Erzählungen by Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario); Siegfried Jerusalem (tenor), Jeanette Scovotti (soprano), Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau (baritone), Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Choir), Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra), Heinz Wallberg (conductor)
La Belle Hélène by Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario); Chœur et Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson (conductor), Jessye Norman (soprano)
La Fille du tambour-major (Extraits) by Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario); Michel Dens (French baryton vocalist), Liliane Chatel, Nadine Sautereau (French soprano), Suzanne Lafaye (French soprano), Dominique Tirmont (French actor and bass vocalist), Orchestre et Chœurs de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Félix Nuvolone
La Grande–duchesse de Gérolstein (Extraits) by Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario); Éliane Lublin (French soprano), Raymond Amade (tenor), Jean-Christophe Benoît (baritone), Christos Grigoriou, Guy Godin, Chœurs et Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Jean‐Pierre Marty (pianist & conductor)
La Périchole (Plasson) by Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario); Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano), José Carreras (Spanish tenor), Gabriel Bacquier (French baritone), Chœurs et Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson (conductor)
La Vie Parisienne by Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario); Régine Crespin (soprano), Mady Mesplé (soprano), Luis Masson (operatic bass / baritone), Michel Sénéchal (tenor), Michel Trempont (Belgian operatic baritone), Jean-Christophe Benoît (baritone), Christiane Chateau (French soprano), Éliane Lublin (French soprano), Michel Jarry (baritone), Orchestre et Chœur du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson (conductor)
Les Brigands by Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario); Ghyslaine Raphanel (soprano), Colette Alliot-Lugaz (soprano), Tibère Raffalli (tenor), Michel Trempont (Belgian operatic baritone), François Le Roux (baritone), Thierry Dran, Jean-Luc Viala (tenor), Bernard Pisani (tenor), Chœurs et Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon, Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner)
Les Contes d’Hoffmann by Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario); Neil Shicoff (tenor), Ann Murray (Irish mezzo-soprano), Jessye Norman (soprano), Rosalind Plowright (soprano / mezzo soprano), Luciana Serra (soprano), Robert Tear (tenor), José Van Dam (Belgian operatic bass-baritone), Chorus (Chorus of the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Chorus of the Belgian National Opera) and Orchestra of the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Brussels (Orchestra for the Brussels opera La Monnaie / De Munt), Sylvain Cambreling (conductor)
Orphée aux enfers (1978 studio cast) by Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario); Mady Mesplé (soprano), Jane Rhodes (French soprano/mezzo-soprano), Michel Sénéchal (tenor), Charles Burles (tenor), Orchestre et Chœur du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson (conductor)
Orpheus in der Unterwelt by Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario); Rothenberger (soprano) • Dallapozza (tenor) • Lindner (soprano) • Kusche (baritone) • Willy Mattes (composer, arranger and conductor)
Pariser Leben by Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario); Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Choir), Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra), Willy Mattes (composer, arranger and conductor)
Vive Offenbach ! Pomme d'Api – Monsieur Choufleuri – Mesdames de la Halle by Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario); Mady Mesplé (soprano), Jean-Philippe Lafont (baritone), Charles Burles (tenor), Michel Trempont (Belgian operatic baritone), Léonard Pezzino (tenor), Michel Hamel (tenor), Ensemble Vocal Jean Laforge, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra), Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)