Véronique Gens' talent as a storyteller is undisputed and she is an outstanding ambassador of French mélodie and tragédie lyrique throughout the world. "Make us laugh! ", says this lively program, which was developed in collaboration with the Palazzetto Bru Zane. Les Divas d'Offenbach" presents all facets of the prolific Jacques Offenbach - operetta, opéra-bouffe, fairy tale and opéra-comique - his famous arias from La Belle Hélène, La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein and La Périchole as well as previously unpublished works recorded here for the first time. There are excerpts 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, 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.

Arien aus Le Belle Helene, La Diva, La Grande-Duchesse de Gerolstein, La Vie Parisienne, Valeria, Boule-de-Neige, Le Voyage dans la Lune, Le Roi Carotte, Madame Favart, Dragonette, Robinson Crusoe, La Perichole, La Boulangere a des Ecus, Genevieve de Brabant, Le Roman comique