La vie parisienne (Parisian Life)

Composer: Offenbach, Jacques

Librettist/Text Author: Halevy, Ludovic

Librettist/Text Author: Meilhac, Henri

Conductor: Dumas, Romain

Ensemble: Musiciens du Louvre, Les

Chorus: Namur Chamber Choir

Chorus Master: Lenaerts, Thibaut

Bertha: Kalinine, Marie

Bobinet: Mauillon, Marc

Clara: Pingeot, Louise

Gabrille: Devos, Jodie

Gardefeu: Briand, Rodolphe

Joseph / Alphonse / Prosper: Ghazarossian, Carl

Le Baron de Gondremarck: Leguerinel, Franck

Le Baronne de Gondremarck: Buendia, Sandrine

Le Bresilien / Gontran / Frick: Huchet, Eric

Madame de Folle-Verdure: Meng, Caroline

Madame de Quimper-Karadec: Perruche, Ingrid

Metella: Extremo, Aude

Pauline: Galitskaya, Elena

Urbain / Alfred: Kubla, Laurent

Set Designer: Lacroix, Christian

Costume Designer: Lacroix, Christian

Lighting Designer: Couderc, Bertrand

Choreographer: Lefever, Glyslein

Stage Director: Lacroix, Christian

Stage Director: Delvert, Laurent

Stage Director: Gilbert, Romain

Television Director: Roussillon, Francois

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Date of Production: 12-2021

Venue: Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris

Playing Time: 02:58:18

Catalogue Number: 2.110753-54

UPC: 747313575350

Synopsis

La vie parisienne (Parisian Life)

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Jacques Offenbach had already achieved fame as an operetta composer by 1866, but that year's premier 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 nationa'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 act restored, this opera-bouffe masterpiece now speaks for itself given the resources of a superb cast and Christian Lacroix's colourful and much acclaimed Bru Zane France production.