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Table of Contents:

• La Périchole. Overture (2:37) Lettre de la Périchole (3:17) ; Ah! que les hommes sont bêtes! (2:54) ; Ariette de la griserie (2:03) ; Entr'acte (3:07)
• La Fille du tambour-major. Chanson de la fille du tambour-major (2:41)
• La Belle Hélène. Amours divins (4:13)
• Pomme d'api. Overture (5:30) ; Couplets de pomme (2:55) ; J'en prendrai un, deux, trois (2:25)
• Madame l'Archiduc. Couplets de l'alphabet (3:37)
• La romance de la rose. Overture (2:10)
• La Vie parisienne. Rondeau et valse (3:56)
• Orphée aux enfers. Couplets du berger joli (2:38)
• Barbe Bleu. Overture (8:47) ; Couplets de Boulette (2:48) ; Couplets de la rosière (2:39)
• La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein. Overture (4:04) ; Dites-lui (2:49) ; Ah! que j'aime les militaires! (3:57).

Author/Creator:

Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880 , composer

Contributors:

Von Stade, Frederica , singer

Almeida, Antonio de, 1928-1997 , conductor

Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897 , librettist

Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908 , librettist

Chivot, Henri, 1830-1897 , librettist

Duru, Alfred, 1829-1889 , librettist

Busnach, W. (William) , librettist

Tréfeu, Etienne , librettist

Prével, Jules, 1835-1889 , librettist

Crémieux, Hector-Jonathan, 1828-1892 , librettist

Scottish Chamber Orchestra , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Languages:

French

Language Notes:

Sung in French.

Main Work:

Operas [by Offenbach, J.] (Selections)

Included Works:

Périchole [by Offenbach, J.] (Selections)

Fille du tambour-major [by Offenbach, J.] > Chanson de la fille du tambour-major

Belle Hélène [by Offenbach, J.] > Amours divins

Pomme d'api [by Offenbach, J.] (Selections)

Madame l'Archiduc [by Offenbach, J.] > Couplets de l'alphabet

Romance de la rose [by Offenbach, J.] > Overture

Vie parisienne [by Offenbach, J.] > Rondeau et valse

Orphée aux enfers [by Offenbach, J.] > Couplets du berger joli

Barbe-bleue [by Offenbach, J.] (Selections)

Grande duchesse de Gérolstein [by Offenbach, J.] (Selections)

Other Related Resources:

Source record: Offenbach arias and overtures [by Offenbach, J.] (New York, NY : RCA Victor Red Seal : Manufactured and distributed by BMG Music, [1995] — OCLC Number 34144931)

Subjects:

Operas — Excerpts

Songs (Medium voice) with orchestra

Overtures

Operas

Genres:

Excerpts

Operas

Performers:

Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano ; Scottish Chamber Orchestra ; Antonio de Almeida, conductor.

Performance Medium:

1 ensemble: orchestra
1 performer and 1 ensemble: solo mezzo-soprano voice; orchestra

General Notes:

Librettos by Chivot and Duru (2nd work); Halévy and W. Busnach (4th work); Tréfeu and J. Prével (6th work); Crémieux and Halévy (8th work); The remainder of the librettos by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy ; The libretto to the 1st work based on story by Prosper Mérimée.
Recorded 1994 December 16-18 City Hall, Glasgow.
Description based on: Hard copy version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 audio file)

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

audio file

Call Numbers:

Online Audio

Other Standard Numbers:

International Standard Recording Code: USBC19501317
International Standard Recording Code: USBC19501318
International Standard Recording Code: USBC19501319
International Standard Recording Code: USBC19501320
International Standard Recording Code: USBC19501321
International Standard Recording Code: USBC19501322
International Standard Recording Code: USBC19400834
International Standard Recording Code: USBC19501324
International Standard Recording Code: USBC19501325
International Standard Recording Code: USBC19501326
International Standard Recording Code: USBC19501327
International Standard Recording Code: USBC19501328
International Standard Recording Code: USBC19501329
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International Standard Recording Code: USBC19501331
International Standard Recording Code: USBC19501332
International Standard Recording Code: USBC19501333
International Standard Recording Code: USBC19501334
International Standard Recording Code: USBC19501335
International Standard Recording Code: USBC19501336
Publisher Number, Sony Classical: 886445800432

OCLC Numbers:

999349653