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Jacques OFFENBACH (1819–1880) La Périchole Opéra bouffe in three acts (second version, 1874) Libretto by Ludovic Halévy and Henri Meilhac Stéphanie d’Oustrac, Mezzo-soprano • Philippe Talbot, Tenor Éric Huchet, Tenor • Tassis Christoyannis, Lionel Peintre, Baritones Choir Les éléments • Orchestre de chambre de Paris Julien Leroy, Conductor • Valérie Lesort, Stage director La Perricholi – in reality, Micaela Villegas – was Lima’s leading theatrical lady in the 1770s when Peru was a Spanish colony. Her life was fictionalised in a one-act play by Prosper Mérimée and a libretto was fashioned on which Offenbach created his opéra bouffe La Périchole , reflecting the creative mania in Paris at the time for Spanish life and art. La Périchole and Piquillo, her lover and companion in misfortune, are impoverished street singers. Meanwhile the Viceroy Don Andrès de Ribeira wishes to make her his lover. In music of vivacious rhythms including boleros, seguidillas and rich arias, Offenbach plays out their love against a broader social canvas.
Phillipe Talbot as Piquillo and Stéphanie d’Oustrac as La Périchole © DR Stefan Brion
2.110756 Picture format: NTSC 16:9 Sound format: PCM stereo and DTS 5.1 Language: French Subtitles: French, English, German, Japanese, Korean Region code: 0 (worldwide) No. of disc/s: 1 (DVD 9) Release Date: 12 May 2023
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Also available on Blu-ray Video: NBD0168V Picture format: HD 16:9 Sound format: PCM stereo and DTS-MA 5.1 Language: French Subtitles: French, English, German, Japanese, Korean Region: A, B, C No. of disc/s: 1 (BD 50) Release Date: 12 May 2023
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