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Tag Archives: Jean-Sébastien Bou
Full of eastern promise: Mârouf, savetier du Caire at the Opéra Comique
Rabaud: Mârouf, savetier du Caire **** Opéra Comique, Paris, 23rd April 2018 Open Sesame! Ali Baba, Aladdin and the adventures of Sinbad have transfixed generations, but very few tales from The Arabian Nights have successfully crossed the footlights onto the operatic stage. In … Continue reading
The peasants are revolting! Lalo and Coquard’s La Jacquerie revived by Palazzetto Bru Zane
Lalo/Coquard: La Jacquerie Radio France/Palazzetto Bru Zane (ES 1023) Édouard Lalo wasn’t averse to a bit of recycling. He raided his 1868 opera Fiesque for both his Symphony in G minor and his most famous opera, Le Roi d’Ys. He … Continue reading