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1.		Gaetano Donizetti - La Fille du regiment / Dessay, Florez, Palmer, Corbelli, French, Campanella, Pelly (Royal Opera House 2007) from Virgin Classics Price: $18.49 Customer Review: I saw a tape of another production of "Daughter of the Regiment" and it was fantastic. The DVD I received from Amamzon was different, although the cast was the same. The quality of the film was poor, the lighting was bad, and there was a different conductor. All in all, it did not have the same... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


2.		Prokofiev - L'Amour des Trois Oranges (The Love for Three Oranges) from BBC / Opus Arte Price: $35.99 Customer Review: I enjoyed very much this version of Prokofiev's "L'Amour des Trois Oranges". In general is a very fresh and imaginative put in scene of a work that was written in the times of the "Commedia del Arte" by Carlo Gozzi. The presentation of the classical personages of the "Commedia del Arte" such... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


3.		Offenbach - La Grande-Duchesse de Gerolstein / Lott, Piau, Beuron, Le Roux, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Minkowski (Theatre du Chatelet) from Virgin Classics (EMI Music) Price: $22.97 Customer Review: Because I had enjoyed La Belle Helene so much and because I had the French CD version of Duchesse (with Crespin) I felt this had to be a winner. Many years ago I saw an English language version; surprisingly I found I enjoyed it immensely even though French operetta like its German and Austrian... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information