Episode 2
Donald Macleod discusses Offenbach's La belle Helene and La Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein with celebrated soprano Felicity Lott.
Singing Offenbach proved to be "a life changing experience" for Dame Felicity Lott. Although she's well known as a recitalist and for her appearances in rather more serious operatic roles, she is also a leading interpreter of the title roles in Offenbach's La belle Hélène and La Grande Duchesse de Gérolstein. In a festive edition of the programme, she shares her thoughts on these two comic roles with Donald Macleod.
With excerpts from La belle Hélène and La Grande Duchesse de Gérolstein.
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Jacques Offenbach
La Grande Duchesse de Gérolstein Act 1: Rondo "Ah! que j'aime les militaires
Performer: Felicity Lott (soprano) (la Grande-Duchesse) Performer: Les Musiciens du Louvre Performer: Marc Minkowski (director)
- Virgin Classics VC5457342.
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Jacques Offenbach
La belle Hélène Act 1 Amours divins! ardentes flammes!
Performer: Felicity Lott (soprano) (Hélène) Performer: Choeur des Musiciens du Louvre Performer: Les Musiciens du Louvre Performer: Marc Minkowski (director)
- Virgin Classics VCD 545477-2/A&B.
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Jacques Offenbach
La belle Hélène Act 1 Finale -Gloire!, Gloire, gloire au berger victorieux! ….
Performer: Michel Sénéchal (tenor) Ménélas Performer: Felicity Lott (soprano) Hélène Performer: Yann Beuron (tenor) Paris Performer: Marie-Ange Todorovitch (soprano) Oreste Performer: François le Roux (baritone) Calchas Performer: Choeur des Musiciens du Louvre Performer: Les Musiciens du Louvre Performer: Marc Minkowski (director)
- Virgin Classics VCD 545477-2/A&B.
- 14 to 16.
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Jacques Offenbach
La belle Hélène extract
Performer: Felicity Lott (soprano) Hélène Performer: Yann Beuron (tenor) Paris Performer: Les Musiciens du Louvre Performer: Marc Minkowski (director)
- Virgin Classics VCD 545477-2/A&B.
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Jacques Offenbach
La duchesse de Gérolstein- Act 2 extracts
Performer: Felicity Lott (soprano) (la Grande-Duchesse) Performer: Yann Beuron (tenor) Fritz Performer: Les Musiciens du Louvre Performer: Marc Minkowski (director)
- Virgin Classics VC5457342.
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Jacques Offenbach
La Duchesse de Gérolstein Act 2: excerpt from Finale (original version)
Performer: Felicity Lott (soprano) (la Grande-Duchesse) Performer: Yann Beuron (tenor) Performer: Fritz (Wanda) Performer: Christophe Grapperon (Le Notaire) Performer: Eric Huchet (tenor) (Paul) Performer: Alain Gabriel (tenor) (Népomuc) Performer: François le Roux (baritone) (le Général Boum ) Performer: Franck Leguérinel (bass) (Puck) Performer: Les Musiciens du Louvre Performer: Marc Minkowski (director)
- Virgin Classics VCD 545477-2/A&B.
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Jacques Offenbach
La Grande Duchesse de Gérolstein - Act 3: Final, Enfin, j'ai repris le panache!
Performer: Felicity Lott (soprano) (la Grande-Duchesse) Performer: Choeur des Musiciens du Louvre Performer: Les Musiciens du Louvre Performer: Marc Minkowski (director)
- Virgin Classics VC5457342.
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Jacques Offenbach
La Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein - Act 1 Rondo Ah! que j'aime les militaires
- Virgin Classics: VC5457342.
- 13.
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Jacques Offenbach
La Belle Helene - Act 1 extract
- Virgin Classics: VCD 545477-2 A&B.
- 5.
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Jacques Offenbach
La Belle Helene - Act 1 Finale
- Virgin Classics: VCD 545477-2 A&B.
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Jacques Offenbach
La Belle Helene - Act 2 extract C'est le c iel qui m'envoie
- Virgin Classics: VCD 545477-2 A&B.
- 11.
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Jacques Offenbach
La Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein Act 2 Duet and Declaration
- Virgin Classics: VC5457342.
- 2.
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Jacques Offenbach
La Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein - Act 1 Rondo Ah! que j'aime les militaires
- Virgin Classics: VC545477-2 A&B.
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Jacques Offenbach
La Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein Act 3 Final, Enfin, j'ai repris le panache!
- Virgin Classics: VC5457342.
- 2.
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- Christmas Day 201212:00BBC Radio 3
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