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L'Étoile proves a disappointingly flat foray into opéra-bouffe for the Royal Opera

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Reviewed at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London on 1 February 2016
Chabrier, L'Étoile
The Royal Opera
Sir Mark Elder, Conductor
Mariame Clément, Director
Julia Hansen, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Christophe Mortagne, King Ouf I
Simon Bailey, Siroco
François Piolino, Prince Hérisson de Porc-Epic
Julie Boulianne, Aloès
Aimery Lefèvre, Tapioca
Hélène Guilmette, Princess Laoula
Kate Lindsey, Lazuli
Chris Addison, Actor
Jean-Luc Vincent, Actor
Samuel Sakker, Tenor
Samuel Dale Johnson, Baritone
Royal Opera Chorus
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