Famous Overtures No.3 - Piece

Famous Overtures No.3

Offenbach's theater license, granted in 1855, limited his stage works to one act and three performers. Three years later, authorities lifted these restrictions, enabling Offenbach to forge his most enduring creations, the first of which was Orphée aux enfers. It is one of numerous of Offenbach's works that are satires of familiar tales.

Composer's Bio:

Jacques Offenbach (20 June 1819 – 5 October 1880) was a Prussian-born French composer, cellist and impresario. He is remembered for his nearly 100 operettas of the 1850s–1870s and his uncompleted opera The Tales of Hoffmann. He was a powerful influence on later composers of the operetta genre, particularly Johann Strauss, Jr. and Arthur Sullivan. His best-known works were continually revived during the 20th century, and many of his operettas continue to be staged in the 21st. The Tales of Hoffman remains part of the standard opera repertory.

This piece contains the following parts:

1. Bluebeard - Famous Overtures No.3 - IV. Le Mariage aux lanternes
2. Bluebeard - Famous Overtures No.3 - V. Le Mariage aux lanternes
3. Offenbach - Famous Overtures No.3 - I. Orpheus in the underworld
4. Offenbach - Famous Overtures No.3 - II. The grand duchess of Gerolstein
5. Offenbach - Famous Overtures No.3 - III. Helen

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Composer	Form	Instrument	Period	Performer
Jacques Offenbach	Opera	Orchestra	Classical	N/A

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