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)
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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1Gaîté parisienne : I. Ouverture (La Vie parisienne)
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1976-05)
conductor:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer) (in 1976-05)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Salle Garnier in Monte-Carlo (Monte Carlo), Monaco (in 1976-05)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: I. Allegro (Ouverture) (from « La Vie parisienne ») (in 1976-05)
orchestrator:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
2:17
2Gaîté parisienne : II. Allegro moderato (Mesdames de la Halle)
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1976-05)
conductor:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer) (in 1976-05)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Salle Garnier in Monte-Carlo (Monte Carlo), Monaco (in 1976-05)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: II. Allegro brillante (from « Mesdames de la halle ») (in 1976-05)
orchestrator:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
1:12
3Gaîté parisienne : III. Polka (Le Voyage dans la lune)
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1976-05)
conductor:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer) (in 1976-05)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Salle Garnier in Monte-Carlo (Monte Carlo), Monaco (in 1976-05)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: III. Polka (from « Voyages dans la lune ») (in 1976-05)
orchestrator:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
1:40
4Gaîté parisienne : IV. Ländler (Lieschen et Fritzchen)
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1976-05)
conductor:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer) (in 1976-05)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Salle Garnier in Monte-Carlo (Monte Carlo), Monaco (in 1976-05)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: IV. Ländler. Allegro (from « Lieschen et Fritzchen ») (in 1976-05)
orchestrator:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
1:49
5Gaîté parisienne : V. Mazurka (La Vie parisienne)
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1976-05)
conductor:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer) (in 1976-05)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Salle Garnier in Monte-Carlo (Monte Carlo), Monaco (in 1976-05)
2:37
6Gaîté parisienne : VI. Valse (La Vie parisienne)
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1976-05)
conductor:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer) (in 1976-05)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Salle Garnier in Monte-Carlo (Monte Carlo), Monaco (in 1976-05)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: VI. Valse (from « La Vie parisienne ») (in 1976-05)
orchestrator:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
2:14
7Gaîté parisienne : VII. Entrée du Brésilien (La Vie parisienne)
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1976-05)
conductor:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer) (in 1976-05)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Salle Garnier in Monte-Carlo (Monte Carlo), Monaco (in 1976-05)
1:13
8Gaîté parisienne : VIII. Polka (La Belle Hélène)
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1976-05)
conductor:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer) (in 1976-05)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Salle Garnier in Monte-Carlo (Monte Carlo), Monaco (in 1976-05)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: VIII. Polka (from « La Belle Hélène ») (in 1976-05)
orchestrator:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
1:44
9Gaîté parisienne : IX. Valse (Orphée aux enfers)
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1976-05)
conductor:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer) (in 1976-05)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Salle Garnier in Monte-Carlo (Monte Carlo), Monaco (in 1976-05)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: IX. Valse lente (from « Orphée aux enfers ») (in 1976-05)
orchestrator:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
3:30
10Gaîté parisienne : X. Marche (Tromb-al-Cazar ou Les Criminels dramatiques)
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1976-05)
conductor:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer) (in 1976-05)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Salle Garnier in Monte-Carlo (Monte Carlo), Monaco (in 1976-05)
1:40
11Gaîté parisienne : XI. Valse (La Vie parisienne)
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1976-05)
conductor:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer) (in 1976-05)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Salle Garnier in Monte-Carlo (Monte Carlo), Monaco (in 1976-05)
1:53
12Gaîté parisienne : XII. Entrée du Brésilien (La Vie parisienne)
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1976-05)
conductor:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer) (in 1976-05)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Salle Garnier in Monte-Carlo (Monte Carlo), Monaco (in 1976-05)
0:14
13Gaîté parisienne : XIII. Valse (Les Contes d'Hoffmann)
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1976-05)
conductor:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer) (in 1976-05)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Salle Garnier in Monte-Carlo (Monte Carlo), Monaco (in 1976-05)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: XIII. Valse (in 1976-05)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
2:11
14Gaîté parisienne : XIV. Le Duel (Manuel Rosenthal)
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1976-05)
conductor:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer) (in 1976-05)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Salle Garnier in Monte-Carlo (Monte Carlo), Monaco (in 1976-05)
2:37
15Gaîté parisienne : XV. Valse (La Périchole)
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1976-05)
conductor:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer) (in 1976-05)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Salle Garnier in Monte-Carlo (Monte Carlo), Monaco (in 1976-05)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: XI. Valse (from « La Périchole ») (in 1976-05)
orchestrator:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
3:13
16Gaîté parisienne : XVI. Prélude au cancan (Manuel Rosenthal)
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1976-05)
conductor:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer) (in 1976-05)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Salle Garnier in Monte-Carlo (Monte Carlo), Monaco (in 1976-05)
0:28
17Gaîté parisienne : XVII. Cancan Scène 1 (Orphée aux enfers / Robinson Crusoé)
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1976-05)
conductor:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer) (in 1976-05)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Salle Garnier in Monte-Carlo (Monte Carlo), Monaco (in 1976-05)
2:05
18Gaîté parisienne : XVIII. Cancan Scène 2, Polka (Orphée aux enfers)
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1976-05)
conductor:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer) (in 1976-05)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Salle Garnier in Monte-Carlo (Monte Carlo), Monaco (in 1976-05)
1:38
19Gaîté parisienne : XIX. Cancan Scène 3 (La Vie parisienne)
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1976-05)
conductor:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer) (in 1976-05)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Salle Garnier in Monte-Carlo (Monte Carlo), Monaco (in 1976-05)
2:07
20Gaîté parisienne : XX. Cancan Scène 4 (themes from Orphée aux enfers, La Vie parisienne & Les Contes d'Hoffmann)
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1976-05)
conductor:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer) (in 1976-05)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Salle Garnier in Monte-Carlo (Monte Carlo), Monaco (in 1976-05)
5:16
21Gaîté parisienne (transcribed for three pianos) : I. Ouverture
producer and balance engineer:
Michael Rast
piano:
Carlo Maria Griguoli (on 2013-06-23), Alessandro Stella (on 2013-06-23) and Giorgia Tomassi (on 2013-06-23)
recorded at:
Auditorio Stelio Molo in Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland (on 2013-06-23)
recording of:
Gaîté parisienne: I. Ouverture (for three pianos, Griguoli) (on 2013-06-23)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
arranger:
Carlo Maria Griguoli
part of:
Gaîté Parisienne (for three pianos, Griguoli)
2:12
22Gaîté parisienne (transcribed for three pianos) : II. Galop
producer and balance engineer:
Michael Rast
piano:
Carlo Maria Griguoli (on 2013-06-23), Alessandro Stella (on 2013-06-23) and Giorgia Tomassi (on 2013-06-23)
recorded at:
Auditorio Stelio Molo in Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland (on 2013-06-23)
recording of:
Gaîté parisienne: II. Galop (for three pianos, Griguoli) (on 2013-06-23)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
arranger:
Carlo Maria Griguoli
part of:
Gaîté Parisienne (for three pianos, Griguoli)
1:00
23Gaîté parisienne (transcribed for three pianos) : III. Barcarolle
producer and balance engineer:
Michael Rast
piano:
Carlo Maria Griguoli (on 2013-06-23), Alessandro Stella (on 2013-06-23) and Giorgia Tomassi (on 2013-06-23)
recorded at:
Auditorio Stelio Molo in Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland (on 2013-06-23)
recording of:
Gaîté parisienne: III. Barcarolle (for three pianos, Griguoli) (on 2013-06-23)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
arranger:
Carlo Maria Griguoli
part of:
Gaîté Parisienne (for three pianos, Griguoli)
2:51
24Gaîté parisienne (transcribed for three pianos) : IV. Cancan
producer and balance engineer:
Michael Rast
piano:
Carlo Maria Griguoli (on 2013-06-23), Alessandro Stella (on 2013-06-23) and Giorgia Tomassi (on 2013-06-23)
recorded at:
Auditorio Stelio Molo in Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland (on 2013-06-23)
recording of:
Gaîté parisienne: IV. Cancan (for three pianos, Griguoli) (on 2013-06-23)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
arranger:
Carlo Maria Griguoli
part of:
Gaîté Parisienne (for three pianos, Griguoli)
4:28
25Fables de La Fontaine : Le berger et la mer
producer:
Étienne Collard
piano:
Jeff Cohen (US pianist, active in France) (in 1990-09)
baritone vocals:
François Le Roux (baritone) (in 1990-09)
balance engineer:
Daniel Michel (recording engineer)
recorded at:
Église Notre‐Dame du Liban in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1990-09)
recording of:
Le Berger et la Mer (in 1990-09)
lyricist:
Jean de La Fontaine
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
4:29
26Fables de La Fontaine : Le corbeau et le renard
producer:
Étienne Collard
piano:
Jeff Cohen (US pianist, active in France) (in 1990-09)
baritone vocals:
François Le Roux (baritone) (in 1990-09)
balance engineer:
Daniel Michel (recording engineer)
recorded at:
Église Notre‐Dame du Liban in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1990-09)
recording of:
Le Corbeau et le Renard (compositeur Jacques Offenbach) (in 1990-09)
lyricist:
Jean de La Fontaine
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
is based on:
Le Corbeau et le Renard
2:10
27Fables de La Fontaine : La cigale et la fourmi
producer:
Étienne Collard
piano:
Jeff Cohen (US pianist, active in France) (in 1990-09)
baritone vocals:
François Le Roux (baritone) (in 1990-09)
balance engineer:
Daniel Michel (recording engineer)
recorded at:
Église Notre‐Dame du Liban in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1990-09)
recording of:
La Cigale et la Fourmi (in 1990-09)
lyricist:
Jean de La Fontaine
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
is based on:
La Cigale et la Fourmi
5:05
28Fables de La Fontaine : La laitière et Le pot au lait
producer:
Étienne Collard
piano:
Jeff Cohen (US pianist, active in France) (in 1990-09)
baritone vocals:
François Le Roux (baritone) (in 1990-09)
balance engineer:
Daniel Michel (recording engineer)
recorded at:
Église Notre‐Dame du Liban in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1990-09)
recording of:
La Laitière et le Pot au lait (in 1990-09)
lyricist:
Jean de La Fontaine
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
is based on:
La laitière et le pot au lait
4:11
29Fables de La Fontaine : Le rat de ville et le rat des champs
producer:
Étienne Collard
piano:
Jeff Cohen (US pianist, active in France) (in 1990-09)
baritone vocals:
François Le Roux (baritone) (in 1990-09)
balance engineer:
Daniel Michel (recording engineer)
recorded at:
Église Notre‐Dame du Liban in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1990-09)
recording of:
Le Rat des villes et le Rat des champs (in 1990-09)
lyricist:
Jean de La Fontaine
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
is based on:
Le Rat de ville et le Rat des champs
1:57
30Fables de La Fontaine : La savetier et le financier
producer:
Étienne Collard
piano:
Jeff Cohen (US pianist, active in France) (in 1990-09)
baritone vocals:
François Le Roux (baritone) (in 1990-09)
balance engineer:
Daniel Michel (recording engineer)
recorded at:
Église Notre‐Dame du Liban in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1990-09)
recording of:
Le Savetier et le Financier (in 1990-09)
lyricist:
Jean de La Fontaine
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
is based on:
Le Savetier et le Financier
9:52

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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)