Jacques Offenbach

Angelika Kirchschlager as Nicklausse with Marcus Haddock as Hoffman in "Les contes d'Hoffmann" (The Tales of Hoffmann) - Orange Festival, 2000. Beautiful aria "Vois sous l'archet fremissant" :)))

Title : Jacques Offenbach , Barcarolle , from 'The Tales of Hoffmann' From Wikipedia , Les contes d'Hoffmann (in English: The Tales of Hoffmann) is an opera by Jacques Offenbach. It was first performed in Paris, at the Opéra-Comique, on February 10, 1881. The libretto was written by Jules Barbier, based on three short stories by E.T.A. Hoffmann. E.T.A. Hoffmann himself is a character in the opera just as he often is in his stories. The stories upon which the opera is based are Der Sandmann,Rath Krespel, and Das verlorene Spiegelbild. The opera contains a prologue, three acts and an epilogue. Offenbach did not live to see his opera performed, since he died on October 5, 1880, just over four months before its premiere. Before his death, Offenbach had completed the piano score and orchestrated the prologue and the first act. Since he did not entirely finish the writing, many different versions of this opera emerged, some bearing little resemblance to the original work. The version performed at the opera's premiere was that by Ernest Guiraud, who completed Offenbach's scoring and wrote the recitatives. The Barcarolle The most famous aria from the opera is the "Barcarolle" (Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour), which is performed in Act 2. Curiously, the aria was not written by Offenbach with Les Contes d'Hoffmann in mind. He wrote it as a ghost-song in the opera Les fées du Rhin (which premiered in Vienna on February 8, 1864 as Die Rheinnixen). Offenbach died with Les contes d'Hoffmann unfinished. Ernest Guiraud completed the scoring and wrote the recitatives for the premiere. He also incorporated this excerpt from one of Offenbach's earlier, long-forgotten operas into the new opera. The Barcarolle has been incorporated into many movies including Life Is Beautiful and Titanic.

Offenbach - Barcarolle from 'The Tales of Hoffmann' - Anna Netrebko and Elina Garanca A barcarolle is a folk song sung by Venetian gondoliers, or a piece of music composed in that style. Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour (Beautiful night of love) Anna Netrebko (soprano) Elina Garanca (mezzo-soprano) Prague Philharmonic Orchestra; Conductor: Emmanuel Villaume Prague Philharmonic Choir; Chorus Master: Lukas Vasilek From the Deutsche Grammophon album:Anna Netrebko: Souvenirs, 2008 Video scenes from Vienna Waltzes by New York City Ballet Der Rosenkavalier: erste Walzerfolge performed by Stephanie Saland, Adam Lüders, and ensemble (This was considered Stephanie Saland's retirement performance). Videotaped in performance at New York State Theater, New York, on June 27, 1993, during New York City Ballet's Balanchine Celebration, by Robert Score. Lyrics & Translation Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour Souris à nos ivresses Nuit plus douce que le jour Ô,belle nuit d'amour! Le temps fuit et sans retour Emporte nos tendresses Loin de cet heureux séjour Le temps fuit sans retour Zéphyrs embrasés Versez-nous vos caresses Zéphyrs embrasés Donnez-nous vos baisers! Vos baisers! Vos baisers! Ah! Belle nuit, ô, nuit d'amour Souris à nos ivresses Nuit plus douce que le jour, Ô, belle nuit d'amour! Ah! souris à nos ivresses! Nuit d'amour, ô, nuit d'amour! Ah! ah! ah! ah! ah! ah! ah! ah! ah! ah! Translation: Lovely night, oh, night of love Smile upon our joys! Night much sweeter than the day Oh beautiful night of love! Time flies by, and carries away Our tender caresses for ever! Time flies far from this happy oasis And does not return Burning zephyrs Embrace us with your caresses! Burning zephyrs Give us your kisses! Your kisses! Your kisses! Ah! Lovely night, oh, night of love Smile upon our joys! Night much sweeter than the day Oh, beautiful night of love! Ah! Smile upon our joys! Night of love, oh, night of love! Ah! ah! ah! ah! ah! ah! ah! ah! ah! ah!

Info: https://gr.afit.pl Polish Nationwide Music Schools' Symphonic Orchestras Competition 2014 Julia Pietrusewicz - soprano Katarzyna Radon - mezzo-soprano Artur Wrobel - conductor Symphony Orchestra of the Ryszard Bukowski Secondary Music School in Wroclaw Ogólnopolski Konkurs Orkiestr Szkolnych Szkół Muzycznych II stopnia Julia Pietrusewicz - sopran Katarzyna Radoń - mezzosopran Artur Wróbel - dyrygent Orkiestra Symfoniczna Państwowej Szkoły Muzycznej II stopnia im. Ryszarda Bukowskiego we Wrocławiu #Offenbach #BelleNuit

Anna Netrebko & Elina Garanca - Offenbach Barcarola. http://www.agoravox.tv http://www.agoravox.tv/auteur/juasugi http://www.agoravox.tv/auteur/stupeur http://www.agoravox.fr Barcarolle d'Offenbach, par Anna Netrebko (soprano) et Elina Garanca (mezzo-soprano). Deutsche Grammophon http://www.youtube.com/user/deutschegrammophon1 http://www.elinagaranca.com/ http://www.annanetrebko.com/

Billy Vaughn meet Jacques Offenbach