The 1st work a romantic opera in 1 act (original Paris version, 1841); the 2nd work an opera in 2 acts and 3 tableaux. Title from disc labels. Libretto to the 1st work by Richard Wagner, after an episode in Aus den Memoiren des Herren von Schnabelewopski by Heinrich Heine; libretto to the 2nd work by Paul Foucher and B.¡ʻ..en.¡ʻ..edict-Henri R.¡ʻ..evoil, based on Frederick Marryat's Le vaisseau fant.¡ʻ..ome. Durations: 129:45; 1:45:12. Compact discs. Program notes by Marc Minkowski and Alexandre Dratwicki and synopsis, in French with English and German translations, biographical notes on the performers in French and English, and librettos with French, German, and English translations (144 pages : portraits) inserted in container. Recorded. 2013 May. MC2:, Grenoble, France. Ingela Brimberg (1st work), Sally Matthews (2nd work), sopranos ; Helene Schneiderman, mezzo-soprano (1st work) ; Eric Cutler (1st-2nd works), Bernard Richter (1st-2nd works), tenors ; Russell Braun, baritone (2nd work) ; Evgeny Nikitin, bass-baritone (1st work) ; Mika Kares (1st-2nd works), Ugo Rabec (2nd work), basses ; Eesti Filharmoonia Kammerkoor ; Les Musiciens du Louvre Grenoble ; Marc Minkowski, conductor. Sung in German (1st work) and French (2nd work).