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La Périchole by Jacques Offenbach - Concert version excerpts for soloists, choir and orchestra.<p> The International Philharmonic Choir, a UNESCO Artist for Peace, presents La Perichole by Jacques Offenbach in concert version.<br> Excerpts for soloists, choir & orchestra</p><p> Musical direction: Yanis Benabdallah<br> 10 soloists<br> 120 choristers from the International Philharmonic Choir<br> Column Orchestra</p><p> Spirited, rebellious, and free-spirited, La Périchole, a charming street singer, succumbs to the advances of Don Andrés, an unscrupulous tyrant of a tawdry Peru, driving her lover Piquillo to despair. Immoral, La Périchole? Perhaps, but when you're hungry...!</p><p> Welcome to the world of Offenbach! Eccentric characters, absurd situations—it's all there! You'll find the libertine spirit of courtesans, the ironic and lighthearted tone of the adored composer of the Second Empire. The frenetic music follows the action and plot twists of a whimsical story that also knows how to be lyrical, telling us a moving tale of thwarted love.</p>