Offenbach: La Vie Parisienne (Blu-Ray)

Composer: Jacques Offenbach
Artists: Jodie Devos, Rodolphe Briand, Marc Mauillon, Franck Leguérinel, Sandrine Buendia, Chœur de chambre de Namur, Les Musiciens du Louvre
Conductor: Romain Dumas
Director: Christian Lacroix
Video Format: HD 16:9
Sound Format: PCM Stereo / DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Region: All Regions
Language: French
Subtitles: French, English, German, Japanese, Korean
Number of Discs: 1
Studio: Naxos
Release Date: February 10, 2023
Run Time: 178 minutes

Jacques Offenbach had already achieved fame as an operetta composer by 1866, but that year’s premiere of La Vie parisienne was his first portrayal of contemporary Parisian life. With its tale of romantic intrigues, disguises, and comic celebrations of the mad gaiety of life in the French capital, La Vie parisienne became popular in the nation’s theatres, but not after a hasty re-working of its final acts after protests from the original performers. 

With significant new musical discoveries and the final acts restored, this opéra-bouffe masterpiece now speaks for itself given the resources of a superb cast and Christian Lacroix’s colorful and much acclaimed Bru Zane France production.

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