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Les Divas d'Offenbach

Véronique Gens (soprano), Chœur et Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, Hervé Niquet

Les Divas d'Offenbach

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It is music ideally suited to Véronique Gens with her sumptuous voice and relishing of linguistic nuance... Captured in warm, glowing sound, with the superb Choeur et Orchestre des Pays de la...

Les Divas d'Offenbach

Véronique Gens (soprano), Chœur et Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, Hervé Niquet

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It is music ideally suited to Véronique Gens with her sumptuous voice and relishing of linguistic nuance... Captured in warm, glowing sound, with the superb Choeur et Orchestre des Pays de la...

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Véronique Gens' talent as a storyteller needs no introduction; she is an eminent ambassador for French mélodie and tragédie lyrique around the world. "Make us laugh! "says this sparkling programme, devised in collaboration with the Palazzetto Bru Zane. 'Les Divas d'Offenbach' presents all the facets of the prolific Jacques Offenbach - operetta, opéra-bouffe, fairy tales and opéra-comique - his famous arias from La Belle Hélène, La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein and La Périchole, as well as previously unreleased works recorded here for the first time. There are sections from major works that were not included in the final version as well as rarities from incidental music such as Valéria, Le Roman comique, Geneviève de Brabant and La Boulangère a des écus, a work that is practically never performed today but which enjoyed great success in the 19th century. Gens' long-time collaborator Hervé Niquet conducts the Chœur et Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire with style and passion.

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  • Presto Recording of the Week
    17th October 2025
  • International Classical Music Awards
    2026
    Nominated - Vocal Music
  • BBC Music Magazine
    Christmas Issue 2025
    Vocal Choice

Christmas Issue 2025

It is music ideally suited to Véronique Gens with her sumptuous voice and relishing of linguistic nuance... Captured in warm, glowing sound, with the superb Choeur et Orchestre des Pays de la Loire matching the music's joie de vivre under Hervé Niquet, this is simply a delight.

17th October 2025

This repertoire shines a light on aspects of Gens’s artistry which rarely get an airing: her wicked comic timing, love of playing to the gallery, and the earthy colours which the voice has accrued in the middle and lower reaches of late. Under the adroit hand of Hervé Niquet, the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire really shines in two gorgeous orchestral interludes from Robinstn Crusoe and Le Voyage dans le Lune.

1st November 2025

there is probably nobody as good as Véronique Gens to show off such a diverse range of material in the specifically French space between speech and song. She does it with panache, character, individuality and sass.
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