World première of a lyric Opera in one act by Delius Libretto by ROSENVAL
Orchestration realised by ERIC FENBY
Delius wrote his opera of Parisian low-life in 1902 as a competition entry: Ravel made a piano reduction, but there was no performance. Later
Delius reworked some of the music as the ' Idyll French coach PAMELA STIRLING BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA conducted by NORMAN DEL MAR
Technical presentation JOHN RUSHBY-SMITH
Producer ELAINE PADMORE