recorded, instead, which consists of 11 numbers, was staged only in 1958 at the Strasbourg theatre. Stylistically, this work is close to Donizetti and Rossini. The ensembles use the well-tested techniques in use since Cimarosa's Il Matrimonio Segreto (1792); solo arias (there are only two in this work, which favours ensembles) strictly follow the canons of the day. Particular attention was given by Bizet to the orchestration. Two harps, a guitar and a mandolin complete a classical orchestra (with 4 horns) which, on two occasions, is tinged with the nostalgic hue of English horns. Don Procopio is at the same time a tribute to and a re-visitation of Rossini, Donizetti and all other Italian composers of opera buffa of the 1810-40s. Cast Don Procopio Witold Zoladkiewicz Donna Bettina Gabriela Kaminska Donna Eufemia Iwona Kowalkowska Don Andronico Olivier Heyte Don Ernesto Pierre Don Edoardo Wojciech Parchelm Pasquino Bogdan Sliwa Conductor Didier Talpain Orchestra Orchestra dell'Opera da Camera di Varsavia Chorus Coro dell'Opera da Camera di Varsavia Chorus master Ryszard Zimak