Ciboulette

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Ciboulette is a French operetta in three acts, music by Reynaldo Hahn, libretto by Robert de Flers and Francis de Croisset, first performed at the Théâtre des Variétés, in Paris, on April 7, 1923. One of the most elegant and refined composition of Hahn, considered as one of the last masterpieces of French operetta.

Contents 1 Principal roles 2 Synopsis 3 Discography 4 Sources 5 External link

[edit] Principal roles

• Ciboulette - soprano
• Duparquet - baritone
• Antonin - tenor
• Zénobie - soprano

[edit] Synopsis

The action takes place in Paris, in 1867.

Duparquet is the controller of Les Halles, and plays matchmaker between the young farm-girl Ciboulette and Antonin, a young spoiled aristocrat. After many adventures, the lovers are united.

[edit] Discography

• Ciboulette - Mady Mesplé, José Van Dam, Nicolai Gedda, Colette Alliot-Lugaz - Ensemble Choral Jean Laforge, Orchestre Philarmonique de Monte-Carlo, Cyril Diederich - EMI (1983).

[edit] Sources

• Le guide de l'opéra, R. Mancini & J.J. Rouvereux, (Fayard, 1986) ISBN 2-213-01563-6

[edit] External link

• Ciboulette