After the smash hit of La Fille du Régiment with Natalie Dessay and Juan Diego Flóres, Virgin Classics continues to develop its DVD catalog with a new stage production by renowned director Laurent Pelly (who also produced La Fille) accompanied by his assistant Agathe Mélinand, who adapted the dialogues as in the other productions. Filmed in Lyons during the hit performances of late-2007/2008, the production has recast for our modern times the satirical portrayal of Parisian life in the Second Empire. Pelly"s wild and frenzied staging brings out the humor and gusto of Offenbach"s operetta, and the rich cast of singers including Laurent Naouri, Natalie Dessay"s husband sparkle under the lively baton of Sébastien Rouland.