Comic opera in three acts. Music by Charles Lecocq. Libretto by CLAIRVILLE, SIRAUDIN and KONING (sung in French: records)
Set in France during the days of the Directory after the Revolution of 1793, when Paul Barras was head of the government. Lecocq's delightful operetta tells the story of Clairette, a clever and resourceful girl who finds that the man she is being forced to marry against her will turns out to be much more reliable than her original lover, the poet Ange Pitou. He jilts her in favour of a famous actress, Mile Lange. paris OPERA CHORUS and the OPÉRA-COMIQUE ORCHESTRA conducted by JEAN DOUSSARD