L’Etoile -Opéra-Bouffe In Three Acts- CHABRIER ALEXIS-EMMANUEL

Classique

Contenu

Avant-Propos
Foreword
Vorwort
Introduction
Introduction
Einleitung
Livret (edited by Paul Prévost)
Table des morceaux
Personnages / Orchestre
Composer / Author: Chabrier, Emmanuel
L'Etoile. Opéra-bouffe in three acts (edited by Hugh Macdonald):
Librettist: Leterrier, Eugène / Vanloo, Albert
Duration (approx.): 02:15:00
Ouverture
Acte I
Acte II
Acte III
Critical Report
Mise en scène
Fac-similés

Description :

With "L'Etoile”, Chabrier composed a light-hearted opera which has increasingly enjoyed revivals in recent years.

The plot is introduced by King Ouf I who offers his subjects an execution every year on his birthday. Unfortunately the problem now arises that no crime has recently been committed which might serve as a reason for an execution. Finally, he finds a would-be victim in the young Lazuli. However, according to predictions by the astrologer Siroco, Lazuli's fate is closely linked to the king's own life. The comic opera is further bolstered by a story of mistaken identities which involves a great deal of diplomacy, a love story and a large number of refined, yet catchy melodies.
Chabrier was a master of the sensitive and complicated art of musical comedy, a field where he can be compared in equal measure to Offenbach, Rossini and Mozart.