Offenbach leads the way in opéra-bouffe – the blend of burlesque and highly tuneful music that would eventually evolve into the Broadway musical. Gaîté Parisienne is a ballet score collection of Offenbach melodies from his operettas, arranged and orchestrated by the French composer Manuel Rosenthal. It contains many famous tunes such as the Cancan from Orphée aux enfers, and Barcarolle from Les contes d’Hoffmann. Also included in the disk is Jacques Ibert (1890-1962)’s Divertissement for Small Orchestra.