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The “La fille de Madame Angot” Disaster at Opéra Comique

kevin — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 08:52:32 +0000

The last time this wonderful operetta by Charles Lecocq was performed in Paris was in 1984, at the Châtelet. I

kevin — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 09:18:04 +0000

Once upon a time, not so very long ago, a young lady radio or TV ‘interviewer’ asked me: what was

kevin — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 09:57:01 +0000

It’s back again: the performance of Reynaldo Hahn’s Ciboulette, filmed at Opéra Comique in February 2013, has been re-released on

kevin — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 08:13:41 +0000

Any solo album that starts off by knocking you on the head with the boisterous couplet of the animal trainer

kevin — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 12:07:07 +0000

One cannot call them “reviews,” since I don’t read music, and a performance has to be either very good or

kevin — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 11:24:30 +0000

Would Brother Jacob have been amused? In any case, the Parisian Opéra-Comique (with a hyphen, meaning the actual opera house,

kevin — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 21:34:30 +0000

Daniel Defoe’s shipwrecked hero (1719) and his man Friday seem to have made their first appearance on the musical stage

kevin — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 13:03:20 +0000

Yes, it’s always a treat to hear Offenbach live, especially those works that are not part of the over-familiar group

kevin — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 11:33:15 +0000

Palazzetto Bru Zane has devoted its energy to the rediscovery of forgotten (French) operas, so far. But now, an opéra

kevin — Sat, 06 Dec 2014 12:34:30 +0000

Did anyone ever wonder what happened to Rodolfo after Mimi’s death? Truth be told, I did not. At least not

kevin — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 11:26:39 +0000

Offenbach aficionados may rejoice. Here is the first complete recording of his opéra comique in 3 acts, 4 tableaux, Fantasio.

kevin — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 12:01:23 +0000

We bet you didn’t especially wait for a new production of Strauss’ Fledermaus, right? Well, the Opéra Comique is going