The character of Public Opinion introduces his most famous operetta, a Christoph Willibald Gluck parody which closes with the "Galop Infernal", whose tune became closely associated with the can-can.
Many of the title roles of this composer's operas were created by the soprano Hortense Schneider. The traveler Baron Gondremarck attempts to arrange a liaison with Metella in this man's first opera with a contemporary setting, La vie parisienne. His final opera is divided into three acts named "Olympia", "Antonia", and "Giulietta", the last of which opens with "Belle nuit, o nuit d'amour", a famous (*) barcarolle. The character of Public Opinion introduces his most famous operetta, a Christoph Willibald Gluck parody which closes with the "Galop Infernal", whose tune became closely associated with the can-can. For 10 points, name this French composer of the operas Tales of Hoffman and Orpheus in the Underworld.
Many of the title roles of this composer's operas were created by the soprano Hortense Schneider.
Jacques {Offenbach}