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Composer of the Week: Offenbach: 4: La Vie Parisienne

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With Donald Macleod.

Offenbach might have been born German, but by the 1860s he epitomised "gay
Paree", indeed with his operetta for the Great Exhibition of 1866 he might even have done something to invent the notion, with its vivid portrayal of Parisian street life. La Vie Parisienne (excerpts)
Toulouse Capitole Orchestra, conductor Michel Plasson
Ballet: Gaite Parisienne (arranged and orchestrated by Manuel Rosenthal) Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, conductor Antal Dorati

Contributors

Presenter:
Donald MacLeod.
Conductor:
Michel Plasson
Unknown:
Manuel Rosenthal
Conductor:
Antal Dorati
Gardefeu:
Michel Senechal (tenor)
Le Baron:
Luis Masson (bass)
La Baronne:
Christiane Chateau (soprano)
Le Breslilen:
Jean-Christophe Benoit (baritone)
Source: Radio Times

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