Marc Minkowski Offenbach: Orph�e aux enfers, La Belle H�l�ne, La Grande-duchesse de G�rolstein (6CD) Three sparkling operettas that exemplify Offenbach's irresistible joie de vivre and biting satirical wit. All linked to theatrical productions by Laurent Pelly - a director noted for his comic flair - these recordings offer some rediscovered numbers, since they use specially-prepared editions of the scores. Marc Minkowski conducts with an inimitable and authentic sense of style, while the casts boast such singers as Natalie Dessay, Felicity Lott, Patricia Petibon, V�ronique Gens, Yann Beuron, Michel S�n�chal and Laurent Naouri.