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Marc Minkowski

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[Offenbachs 200th Birthday: Minkowskis Definitive Recording of a Hidden Masterpiece!]Pericol and Piquillo are singers and lovers. However, even on festival day, they have no income and are suffering from hunger. Just then, a doctor (who is actually the governor in disguise) appears and falls in love with Pricole at first sight. He takes her away, promising to feed her until shes full. However, the governor is told that in order to bring his mistress into the court, he must enter into a marriage of convenience*La Prichole*, completed in 1868 by the operetta master Offenbach, is not a work that is performed very often; however, it is an *opra-bouffe* (a comedy laced with satire and parody). A recording from a performance at the Bordeaux National Opera, featuring Minkowski conducting his regular ensemble, Les Musiciens du Louvre, alongside a cast of top French performers, is now available. With