Offenbach/ Rosenthal: From Gaîté Parisienne
Jacques Offenbach succeeded in elevating operetta to an international art form. He composed La belle Hélène, La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein and Orpheus in the Underworld (which gave the world the can-can!), earning with success the nickname “Mozart of the Champs-Élysées”
The one-act ballet has no actual plot, but instead depicts amorous flirtations, the happy dancing and exuberant party mood of a group of guests in a fashionable Parisian cafe. The charming piece is like an exclusive pearl necklace, filled with sparkling musical pearls. Barbara Hannigan leads the orchestra in this recording from 2023.
