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L’Étoile did much to establish Chabrier as a major force on the Parisian stage and his contemporary Henri Duparc praised him specifically for creating a French comic genre, both funny and musical – described as something of a French Die Meistersinger. The fanciful story is set in an imaginary kingdom and all, naturally, ends well. However, despite the slight plot line L’Étoile is something of a pivotal work, a unique example of French 19th-century light opera, orchestrated with great sophistication and flooded with gossamer wit. |
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Bizet: Carmen
The ROH Live: La forza del destino
Faust | ROH |
Handel: Xerxes (Serse)
Il Trovatore
Norma: Live from the Royal Opera House
The Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und Isolde
Carmen
The Metropolitan Opera: Così Fan Tutte
Don Pasquale
Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera
Don Carlo
Verdi Ernani
Death in Venice
Carmen
I Pagliacci
Il Trovatore
The Nutcracker
Rigoletto
La Traviata
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