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Work: Les Mamelles de Tirésias (The Breasts of Tiresias)

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ComposerPoulenc, Francis (1899-1963)
PeriodEarly 20th century
Year1947
Work typeOpera / Oratorio
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Poulenc: Les Mamelles de Tirésias (The Breasts of Tiresias)
Sandrine Abello; Jean-François Kessler; Opéra national du Rhin; Emmanuelle Bischoff; Arnaud Viala; Jessica Hopkins

MulhouseLes Mamelles de TirésiasNew production

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Poulenc: Les Mamelles de Tirésias (The Breasts of Tiresias)
Sandrine Abello; Jean-François Kessler; Opéra national du Rhin; Emmanuelle Bischoff; Arnaud Viala; Jessica Hopkins

StrasbourgLes Mamelles de TirésiasNew production

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Poulenc: Les Mamelles de Tirésias (The Breasts of Tiresias)
Sandrine Abello; Jean-François Kessler; Opéra national du Rhin; Emmanuelle Bischoff; Arnaud Viala; Jessica Hopkins
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Bright, bold, barking: Les Mamelles de Tirésias at Glyndebourne

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With Laurent Pelly directing, a very French evening sees a veritable feat of singing from Stéphanie d'Oustrac in La Voix humaine, followed by riotous surrealism in Les Mamelles de Tirésias.
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Stylish, witty double bill at RCS

Commedia dell'arte and zany surrealism: RCS opera school pulls off a highly amusing double bill of Gianni Schicchi and Les Mamelles de Tirésias with style.

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Poulenc and Chabrier get an eccentric outing

Stephen Unwin's straight direction and some talented young singers from the Royal Academy of Music Opera school made these two works a real treat. 
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