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Robert le diable’s 1831 opening was perhaps the most successful opera première of all time. Meyerbeer was lauded by luminaries like Chopin, Dumas, Balzac and Heinrich Heine, the opera was played in 69 cities in its first two years and spawned an entire genre of French Grand Opera.

Injustement délaissé depuis l'incroyable succès lors de sa création en 1831, on découvre avec ravissement l'œuvre décisive de Meyerbeer.