| Offenbach, Jacques (1819-1880) | La Princesse de Trébizonde (concert performance) |
| Paul Daniel | Conductor | |
| London Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| Opera Rara Chorus | ||
| Dame Harriet Walter | Narrator | |
| Anne-Catherine Gillet | Soprano | Zanetta |
| Virginie Verrez | Mezzo-soprano | Prince Raphaël |
| Christophe Gay | Baritone | Cabriolo |
| Antoinette Dennefeld | Mezzo-soprano | Regina |
| Josh Lovell | Tenor | Prince Casimir |
| Katia Ledoux | Contralto | Paola |
| Christophe Mortagne | Tenor | Trémolini |
| Loïc Félix | Tenor | Sparadrap |
Opera Rara returns to the works of Offenbach with a recording and performance of La Princesse de Trébizonde in collaboration with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. A travelling funfair, a lovesick Prince, a lottery ticket and a beautiful young woman pretending to be a waxwork … what could possibly go wrong? Offenbach’s 1869 comic opera La Princesse de Trébizonde is fizzy, funny, brimming with melody and topped off with a delicious little spritz of Gallic sexiness – pure delight, in other words, fresh from the sparkling imagination of the man who invented operetta. Conductor Paul Daniel, a French repertoire specialist, will lead an all-star cast in the UK premiere of Jean-Christophe Keck’s critical edition. This marks the company’s first Offenbach recording project since the release of Fantasio in 2014.