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| Composer | Chabrier, Emmanuel (1841-1894) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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Chabrier’s L’Étoile is a box of zany effervescent delight at the RCS
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The spirited principals and chorus of the Royal Conservatoire Scotland are directed by PF Harris in Chabrier’s fizzing opéra bouffe.
A flat foray into opéra-bouffe for the Royal Opera
Poor intelligibility and lack of pace in the music or acting make L'Étoile into a disappointingly flat evening.
L’étoile: the surreal, farce and poetry
L’étoile at the Dutch National Opera, directed by Laurent Pelly and conducted by Patrick Fournillier, is bubbly and light like a glass of sparkling wine, to be consumed without restraint.