Description
Conny Odd – Offenbach Highlights / Großer Querschnitt / LP Vinyl
UPC AMIGA 119
Product Details
- Label: AMIGA
- Catalogue Number: 119
- Format: Vinyl, LP
- Genre: Classical, Operetta
- Featured Performers: Renate Reinecke, Klaus Lange, Klaus Wendt, Kurt-Wilfried Lewa
Overview
Experience the enchanting melodies of Jacques Offenbach through this AMIGA release, featuring a magnificent selection from his operettas. This LP showcases Offenbach’s genius in crafting lighthearted yet sophisticated works, performed by the Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, under the direction of Gottfried Kassowitz.
The recording highlights Offenbach's best-known pieces from operettas such as Orpheus in der Unterwelt, Die schöne Helena, Pariser Leben, and Madame Favart. With brilliant vocal performances by renowned artists Renate Reinecke, Klaus Lange, and others, along with the powerful contribution of the Leipzig Radio Chorus, this compilation captures the humor, wit, and elegance of Offenbach's music.
Track Highlights
- Paris Paris (Pariser Leben)
- Es ist ein Traum (Die schöne Helena)
- Barkarole (Hoffmanns Erzählungen)
- Auftrittscouplet (La Périchole)
- Zwischenspiel (Orpheus in der Unterwelt)
- Weinbergchanson (Madame Favart)
- Lied des Paris: "Auf dem Berge Ida" (Die schöne Helena)
- Schlussgalopp (Orpheus in der Unterwelt)
Key Credits
- Vocals: Renate Reinecke, Klaus Lange, Klaus Wendt, Kurt-Wilfried Lewa
- Orchestra: Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig
- Chorus: Großer Chor des Leipziger Rundfunks (Chorus Master: Dietrich Knothe)
- Conductor: Gottfried Kassowitz
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