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Offenbach - Le roi Carotte

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Penny Gore presents a rare chance to hear Offenbach's farcical comic opera Le roi Carotte.

Penny Gore presents a rare chance to hear Offenbach's comic farce Le roi Carotte in a performance given by Lyon Opera. With Julie Boulianne and Yann Beuron.

Penny Gore presents today's Thursday Opera Matinee - a rare chance to hear Offenbach's comic opera Le roi Carotte (King Carrot), performed by Lyon Opera. Originally over six hours long with a cast of hundreds, the price of putting productions on persuaded Offenbach to simplify the work into the more manageble three-act version we'll hear today. 
Prince Fridolin has to marry a rich widow to support his kingdom's finances, when really he wants to marry Rosee du Soir, who has just escaped from a witch after ten years in captivity. The angry witch calls on King Carrot and his court of root vegetables to depose Fridolin. Undeterred, Fridolin gets a magician on side, and they embark on a series of adventures including tricking gladiators in Roman Pompeii, and triumphing over the kingdom of insects.

Robin-Luron.... Julie Boulianne (mezzo-soprano)
Fridolin XXIV.... Yann Beuron (tenor)
Le Roi Carotte....Christophe Mortagne (tenor)
Truck...Boris Grappe (baritone)
Piepertrunk.... Jean-Sébastien Bou (baritone)
Rosée du soir.... Chloé Briot (soprano)
Princesse Cunégonde... Antoinette Dennefeld (mezzo-soprano)
Sorcière Coloquinte....Lydie Pruvot (actress)
Baron Koffre.... Brenton Spiteri (tenor) 
Maréchal Trac....Romain Bockler (baritone)
Comte Schopp.... Jean-Christophe Fillol (baritone) 
Ladislas / Dagobert....Thibault De Damas (bass)
Lyon Opera Chorus
Lyon Opera Studio
Lyon Opera Orchestra
Victor Aviat (conductor).

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