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| | Amazon.com: Offenbach - La Vie Parisienne / Ossonce, DeLavault, Opera National de Lyon: DVD: Pierre Cavassilas,Hélène ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) |
 | | The opening scene of La Vie Parisienne takes place in a railroad station around the year 1860; tourists are pouring in from all parts of the world, many in colorful foreign costumes, including a Swedish woman, the Baroness Gondremark, who is chosen as the target for a seduction attempt. |
 | | "La vie parisienne," a paean to Second Empire Paris and its voluptuous delights, may be Offenbach's most tuneful score. |
 | | The best-known tunes appear in the popular ballet, "Gaite parisienne," arranged by French conductor Manuel Rosenthal; and anyone who loves that piece will be captivated to hear and see the originals and their lyrics come to life dramatically in the complete operetta, the words as witty and sophisticated as the music. |
| www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005RIXM?v=glance (1959 words) |
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