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)
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1Die schöne Helena: Ouvertüre
producer:
Ronald Schmidt-Boelcke (german producer) and Helmut Storjohann (German producer)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
conductor:
Willy Mattes (composer, arranger and conductor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
balance engineer:
Peter Jütte
recorded at:
Bayrischer Rundfunk (BR) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
recording of:
La Belle Hélène: Ouverture (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Die schöne Helena
part of:
La Belle Hélène
part of:
La Belle Hélène (English lyrics)
3:38
2Die schöne Helena: Akt I. Nr. 1a - „An den Altar des Jupiters” (Chor)
producer:
Ronald Schmidt-Boelcke (german producer) and Helmut Storjohann (German producer)
choir vocals:
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Choir) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
conductor:
Willy Mattes (composer, arranger and conductor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
chorus master:
Gordon Kember (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
balance engineer:
Peter Jütte
recorded at:
Bayrischer Rundfunk (BR) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
recording of:
Die schöne Helena: Akt I. Nr. 1a: „An den Altar des Jupiters” (Chor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
lyricist:
Ernst Dohm (librettist, translator)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
translated version of:
La Belle Hélène : Acte I, Scène 1. « Vers les autels, Jupin, nous accourons » (chœur)
part of:
Die schöne Helena: Akt I. (Das Orakel)
1:40
3Die schöne Helena: Akt I. Dialog: „Blumen, überall Blumen” (Kalchas, Philokomus)
producer:
Ronald Schmidt-Boelcke (german producer) and Helmut Storjohann (German producer)
spoken vocals [Kalchas]:
Benno Kusche (baritone) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
spoken vocals [Philokomus]:
Gerd W. Dieberitz (journalist, lyricist, occasional operetta singer) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
conductor:
Willy Mattes (composer, arranger and conductor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
balance engineer:
Peter Jütte
recorded at:
Bayrischer Rundfunk (BR) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
recording of:
Die schöne Helena: Akt I. Dialog „Blumen, überall Blumen” (Kalchas, Philokomus) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
lyricist:
Ernst Dohm (librettist, translator)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
translated version of:
La Belle Hélène : Acte I, Scène 2. Dialogue « De piètres offrandes » (« Trop de fleurs ») (Calchas)
part of:
Die schöne Helena: Akt I. (Das Orakel)
1:28
4Die schöne Helena: Akt I. Nr. 1b - „Ach wir jungen Mädchen” (Chor der jungen Mädchen, Helena)
producer:
Ronald Schmidt-Boelcke (german producer) and Helmut Storjohann (German producer)
choir vocals:
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Choir) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
soprano vocals [Helena]:
Anneliese Rothenberger (soprano) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
conductor:
Willy Mattes (composer, arranger and conductor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
chorus master:
Gordon Kember (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
balance engineer:
Peter Jütte
recorded at:
Bayrischer Rundfunk (BR) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
recording of:
Die schöne Helena: Akt I. Nr. 1b: „Ach wir jungen Mädchen” (Chor der jungen Mädchen, Helena) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
lyricist:
Ernst Dohm (librettist, translator)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
translated version of:
La Belle Hélène : Acte I, Scène 4. « C'est le devoir des jeunes filles… » (Chœur des jeunes filles, Hélène)
part of:
Die schöne Helena: Akt I. (Das Orakel)
1:41
5Die schöne Helena: Akt I. Nr. 2a - Arie: „O göttlich Paar” (Helena)
producer:
Ronald Schmidt-Boelcke (german producer) and Helmut Storjohann (German producer)
soprano vocals [Helena]:
Anneliese Rothenberger (soprano) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
conductor:
Willy Mattes (composer, arranger and conductor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
balance engineer:
Peter Jütte
recorded at:
Bayrischer Rundfunk (BR) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
recording of:
Die schöne Helena: Akt I. Nr. 2a: Arie „O göttlich Paar” (Helena) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
lyricist:
Ernst Dohm (librettist, translator)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
translated version of:
La Belle Hélène : Acte I, Scène 4. Couplets « Amours divins! Ardentes flammes » (Hélène)
part of:
Die schöne Helena: Akt I. (Das Orakel)
3:27
6Die schöne Helena: Akt I. Nr. 2b - Dialog – Melodram: „Auf ein Wort Großaugur” (Helena, Kalchas)
producer:
Ronald Schmidt-Boelcke (german producer) and Helmut Storjohann (German producer)
baritone vocals [Kalchas]:
Benno Kusche (baritone) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
soprano vocals [Helena]:
Anneliese Rothenberger (soprano) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
conductor:
Willy Mattes (composer, arranger and conductor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
balance engineer:
Peter Jütte
recorded at:
Bayrischer Rundfunk (BR) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
recording of:
Die schöne Helena: Akt I. Nr. 2b: Dialog – Melodram „Auf ein Wort Großaugur” (Helena, Kalchas) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
lyricist:
Ernst Dohm (librettist, translator)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
translated version of:
La Belle Hélène : Acte I, Scène 5. Dialogue « Calchas, restez… » (« Un mot, grand augure ») (Hélène, Calchas, Pâris, Oreste)
part of:
Die schöne Helena: Akt I. (Das Orakel)
2:07
7Die schöne Helena: Akt I. Nr. 3 - Couplets: „Im Labyrinth der freundlichen Hallen” (Orestes, Kalchas, Chor)
producer:
Ronald Schmidt-Boelcke (german producer) and Helmut Storjohann (German producer)
baritone vocals [Kalchas]:
Benno Kusche (baritone) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
choir vocals:
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Choir) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Orestes]:
Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
conductor:
Willy Mattes (composer, arranger and conductor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
chorus master:
Gordon Kember (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
balance engineer:
Peter Jütte
recorded at:
Bayrischer Rundfunk (BR) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
recording of:
Die schöne Helena: Akt I. Nr. 3: Couplets „Im Labyrinth der freundlichen Hallen” (Orest, Kalchas, Chor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
lyricist:
Ernst Dohm (librettist, translator)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
translated version of:
La Belle Hélène : Acte I, Scène 6. « Au cabaret du Labyrinthe » (Oreste, Calchas, Léoena, Parthénis, chœur)
part of:
Die schöne Helena: Akt I. (Das Orakel)
2:38
8Die schöne Helena: Akt I. Nr. 5 - Dialog – Melodram: „Meine Damen” – „Tzing la la” – „Habe ich die Ehre” (Orestes, Kalchas, Paris)
producer:
Ronald Schmidt-Boelcke (german producer) and Helmut Storjohann (German producer)
baritone vocals [Kalchas]:
Benno Kusche (baritone) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Orestes]:
Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
tenor vocals [Paris]:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
conductor:
Willy Mattes (composer, arranger and conductor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
balance engineer:
Peter Jütte
recorded at:
Bayrischer Rundfunk (BR) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
recording of:
Die schöne Helena: Akt I. Nr. 5: Dialog – Melodram „Meine Damen” – „Tzing la la” – „Habe ich die Ehre…” (Orest, Kalchas, Paris) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
lyricist:
Ernst Dohm (librettist, translator)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
translated version of:
La Belle Hélène : Acte I, Scène 6. Dialogue « Mesdames, voici le Calchas demandé » (Oreste, Calchas)
part of:
Die schöne Helena: Akt I. (Das Orakel)
2:55
9Die schöne Helena: Akt I. Nr. 6a - Urteil des Paris: „Auf dem Berge Ida” (Paris)
producer:
Ronald Schmidt-Boelcke (german producer) and Helmut Storjohann (German producer)
tenor vocals [Paris]:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
conductor:
Willy Mattes (composer, arranger and conductor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
balance engineer:
Peter Jütte
recorded at:
Bayrischer Rundfunk (BR) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
recording of:
Die schöne Helena: Akt I. Nr. 6a: Urteil des Paris „Auf dem Berge Ida” (Paris) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
lyricist:
Ernst Dohm (librettist, translator)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
translated version of:
La Belle Hélène : Acte I, Scène 7. Jugement de Pâris « Au mont Ida, trois déesses » (Pâris)
part of:
Die schöne Helena: Akt I. (Das Orakel)
3:56
10Die schöne Helena: Akt I. Nr. 6b - Dialog – Melodram: „Mein Kompliment, Prinz” (Kalchas, Paris, Helena)
producer:
Ronald Schmidt-Boelcke (german producer) and Helmut Storjohann (German producer)
baritone vocals [Kalchas]:
Benno Kusche (baritone) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
soprano vocals [Helena]:
Anneliese Rothenberger (soprano) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
tenor vocals [Paris]:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
conductor:
Willy Mattes (composer, arranger and conductor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
balance engineer:
Peter Jütte
recorded at:
Bayrischer Rundfunk (BR) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
recording of:
Die schöne Helena: Akt I. Nr. 6b: Dialog – Melodram „Mein Kompliment, Prinz” (Kalchas, Paris, Helena) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
lyricist:
Ernst Dohm (librettist, translator)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
translated version of:
La Belle Hélène : Acte I, Scène 8. Dialogue « Mon compliment » (Calchas, Pâris, Hélène)
part of:
Die schöne Helena: Akt I. (Das Orakel)
1:21
11Die schöne Helena: Akt I. Nr. 7a - Marsch und Chor: „Es nah'n schon im Festgewande” (Chor)
producer:
Ronald Schmidt-Boelcke (german producer) and Helmut Storjohann (German producer)
choir vocals:
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Choir) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
conductor:
Willy Mattes (composer, arranger and conductor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
chorus master:
Gordon Kember (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
balance engineer:
Peter Jütte
recorded at:
Bayrischer Rundfunk (BR) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
recording of:
Die schöne Helena: Akt I. Nr. 7a: Marsch und Chor „Es nah'n schon im Festgewande” (Chor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
lyricist:
Ernst Dohm (librettist, translator)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
translated version of:
La Belle Hélène : Acte I, Scène 11. Marche et couplets des rois « Voici les rois de la Grèce … Ces rois remplis de vaillance » (Oreste, chœur, les deux Ajax, Achille, Ménélas, Agamemmnon)
part of:
Die schöne Helena: Akt I. (Das Orakel)
1:16
12Die schöne Helena: Akt I. Nr. 7b - Couplets: „Ich bin Ajax, Held im Kriege” (Ajax I, Ajax II, Orestes, Kalchas, Achilles, Menelaus, Agamemnon, Chor)
producer:
Ronald Schmidt-Boelcke (german producer) and Helmut Storjohann (German producer)
baritone vocals [Agamemnon]:
Klaus Hirte (baritone) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
baritone vocals [Kalchas]:
Benno Kusche (baritone) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
choir vocals:
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Choir) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Orestes]:
Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
tenor vocals [Achilles]:
Norbert Orth (operatic tenor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
tenor vocals [Ajax I]:
Martin Finke (german tenor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
tenor vocals [Ajax II]:
Friedrich Lenz (tenor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
tenor vocals [Menelaus]:
Ferry Gruber (tenor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
conductor:
Willy Mattes (composer, arranger and conductor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
chorus master:
Gordon Kember (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
balance engineer:
Peter Jütte
recorded at:
Bayrischer Rundfunk (BR) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
recording of:
Die schöne Helena: Akt I. Nr. 7b: Couplets „Ich bin Ajax, Held im Kriege” (Ajax I & II, Orest, Kalchas, Achilles, Menelaus, Agamemnon, Chor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
lyricist:
Ernst Dohm (librettist, translator)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
translated version of:
La Belle Hélène : Acte I, Scène 11. Marche et couplets des rois « Voici les rois de la Grèce … Ces rois remplis de vaillance » (Oreste, chœur, les deux Ajax, Achille, Ménélas, Agamemmnon)
part of:
Die schöne Helena: Akt I. (Das Orakel)
3:08
13Die schöne Helena: Akt I. Nr. 7c - Chor: „Es nah'n schon im Festgewande” (Chor)
producer:
Ronald Schmidt-Boelcke (german producer) and Helmut Storjohann (German producer)
choir vocals:
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Choir) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
conductor:
Willy Mattes (composer, arranger and conductor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
chorus master:
Gordon Kember (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
balance engineer:
Peter Jütte
recorded at:
Bayrischer Rundfunk (BR) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
partial recording of:
Die schöne Helena: Akt I. Nr. 7c: Chor „Es nah'n schon im Festgewande” (Chor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
lyricist:
Ernst Dohm (librettist, translator)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
translated version of:
La Belle Hélène : Acte I, Scène 11. Marche et couplets des rois « Voici les rois de la Grèce … Ces rois remplis de vaillance » (Oreste, chœur, les deux Ajax, Achille, Ménélas, Agamemmnon)
part of:
Die schöne Helena: Akt I. (Das Orakel)
0:32
14Die schöne Helena: Akt I. Nr. 7d - Dialog – Fanfare: „Ist alles schon bereit, Kalchas?” (Agamemnon, Kalchas, Menelaus, Orestes, Ajax I, Ajax II, Achilles, Paris, Helena)
producer:
Ronald Schmidt-Boelcke (german producer) and Helmut Storjohann (German producer)
baritone vocals [Agamemnon]:
Klaus Hirte (baritone) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
baritone vocals [Kalchas]:
Benno Kusche (baritone) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Orestes]:
Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
soprano vocals [Helena]:
Anneliese Rothenberger (soprano) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
tenor vocals [Achilles]:
Norbert Orth (operatic tenor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
tenor vocals [Ajax I]:
Martin Finke (german tenor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
tenor vocals [Ajax II]:
Friedrich Lenz (tenor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
tenor vocals [Menelaus]:
Ferry Gruber (tenor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
tenor vocals [Paris]:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
conductor:
Willy Mattes (composer, arranger and conductor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
balance engineer:
Peter Jütte
recorded at:
Bayrischer Rundfunk (BR) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
recording of:
Die schöne Helena: Akt I. Nr. 7d: Dialog – Fanfare „Ist alles schon bereit, Kalchas?” (Agamemnon, Kalchas, Menelaus, Orest, Ajax I & II, Achilles, Paris, Helena) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
lyricist:
Ernst Dohm (librettist, translator)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
translated version of:
La Belle Hélène : Acte I, Scène 11. Reprise & dialogue « La séance est ouverte » (Agamemnon, Ménélas, Les 2 Ajax, Achille, Pâris, Oreste, Hélène)
part of:
Die schöne Helena: Akt I. (Das Orakel)
4:26
15Die schöne Helena: Akt I. Nr. 8 - Finale I: „Ehre! Lob sei dem Sieger dargebracht!” (Achilles, Agamemnon, Paris, Helena, Menelaus, Orestes, Kalchas, Ajax I, Ajax II, Chor)
producer:
Ronald Schmidt-Boelcke (german producer) and Helmut Storjohann (German producer)
baritone vocals [Agamemnon]:
Klaus Hirte (baritone) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
baritone vocals [Kalchas]:
Benno Kusche (baritone) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
choir vocals:
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Choir) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Orestes]:
Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
soprano vocals [Helena]:
Anneliese Rothenberger (soprano) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
tenor vocals [Achilles]:
Norbert Orth (operatic tenor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
tenor vocals [Ajax I]:
Martin Finke (german tenor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
tenor vocals [Ajax II]:
Friedrich Lenz (tenor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
tenor vocals [Menelaus]:
Ferry Gruber (tenor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
tenor vocals [Paris]:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
conductor:
Willy Mattes (composer, arranger and conductor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
chorus master:
Gordon Kember (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
balance engineer:
Peter Jütte
recorded at:
Bayrischer Rundfunk (BR) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
recording of:
Die schöne Helena: Akt I. Nr. 8: Finale I „Ehre! Lob sei dem Sieger dargebracht!” (Achilles, Agamemnon, Paris, Helena, Menelaus, Orest, Kalchas, Ajax I & II, Chor) (from 1979-07-04 until 1979-07-10)
lyricist:
Ernst Dohm (librettist, translator)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
translated version of:
La Belle Hélène : Acte I, Scène 11. Final « Gloire au berger victorieux… L'Homme à la pomme… » (ensemble, chœur, Hélène)
part of:
Die schöne Helena: Akt I. (Das Orakel)
9:12
10▶CD: Die schöne Helena (Acts II & III)
11▶CD: La Vie parisienne (Acts I & II)
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

Credits

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)