"La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein (2004) Théâtre du Châtelet. Offenbach / French"26 December 2004Music154 mins
Live performance at the Théâtre du Châtelet in December 2004. Marc Minkowski conducting Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble. Stage direction by Laurent Pelly.
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