• acoustique [54'15"] + [66'16"], Musidisc 245042, 1994 vol. 7 : Divine comédie (Enfer, de Bernard Parmegiani [61'20"] ; Purgatoire & Paradis terrestre...
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    In 1858 Offenbach produced his first full-length operetta, Orphée aux enfers ("Orpheus in the Underworld"), with its celebrated can-can; the work was...
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    violoncello and string orchestra, music for theatre and ballet (Volpone for the Comédie Française, the opera Fantômas...). In 1968, Yves Robert entrusted him with...
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  • Orphée aux Enfers on 7 February, he decided to mount Sardou's drame using the under-used theatrical troupe at the theatre. Orphée aux Enfers closed on...
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    comedies in mythological dress started by Jacques Offenbach with Orphée aux enfers (1858). The opera had originally been intended for the theatre at Baden-Baden...
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    premiered works by himself and other composers. In 1858 he composed Orphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the underworld), an irreverent reinterpretation of classical...
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