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Opera Rara’s New “La Princesse de Trébizonde”

kevin — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 09:06:37 +0000

Ever since that night so many years ago when I saw my first Offenbach (November 4, 1974, Hoffmanns Erzählungen, at

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Opera Rara Set to Record Offenbach’s “La Princesse de Trébizonde”

kevin — Sat, 25 Jun 2022 13:08:59 +0000

The British record label Opera Rara returns to the works of Jacques Offenbach – for the first time since they

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Offenbach And Opera Rara. Or: Waiting For A Recording Of The Original French “Robinson Crusoé”

kevin — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 20:55:14 +0000

It’s interesting how you can have a full cast recording sitting on your CD shelf for decades, and it never

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“Fantasio” At The Komische Oper Berlin: The 1869 Tenor Version

kevin — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 13:03:20 +0000

Yes, it’s always a treat to hear Offenbach live, especially those works that are not part of the over-familiar group

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Leoncavallo’s “Zazà” Returns Triumphantly

kevin — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 11:02:30 +0000

This week, there will be a concert performance of Leoncavallo’s one-and-only operetta Zazà at the Barbican in London. It’s a

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Offenbach’s Bavarian Romp “Fantasio” – Finally On Disc And Complete

kevin — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 11:26:39 +0000

Offenbach aficionados may rejoice. Here is the first complete recording of his opéra comique in 3 acts, 4 tableaux, Fantasio.

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Entre Nous: Celebrating Offenbach

kevin — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 22:07:56 +0000

Offenbachianer werden die neue 2-CD-Box Entre Nous. Celebrating Offenbach des englischen Entdecker-Labels Opera Rara mit einem lachenden und einem weinenden

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