Years ago, when I was just about getting to know what operas were all about (editor: ahem, so, you think that now you know something about operas?) I think Offenbach's "The tales of Hoffman" and Barcarolle, in particular, was perhaps the first ever piece I listened to. Even if my memory is clouded, and even if Barcarolle was not my first, well, it does not diminish my appreciation for this wonderful music.
The video clip here is from Andre Rieu's, whose concerts are always theatrical and entertaining, which probably the purists don't care for much .... I did go watch Rieu and his group perform, when they came to Portland a year ago; there were not many people younger than me among the audience :)
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