Overview
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.
Production
Opéra Comique
Cast & Characters
Stéphanie d'Oustrac
Lazuli
Christophe Mortagne
King Ouf
Hélène Guilmette
Princess Laoula
Jérôme Varnier
Siroco
Julie Boulianne
Aloès
François Piolino
Tapioca
Elliot Madore
Prince Hérisson de Porc-Epic
Directors & Crew
François Roussillon
Director
Laurent Pelly
Director
Eugène Leterrier
Writer
Albert Vanloo
Writer
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