Chabrier: The Star

L’Étoile did much to establish Chabrier as a major force on the Parisian stage and his contemporary Henri Duparc praised him specifically for creating a French comic genre, both funny and musical – described as something of a French Die Meistersinger. The fanciful story is set in an imaginary kingdom and all, naturally, ends well. However, despite the slight plot line L’Étoile is something of a pivotal work, a unique example of French 19th-century light opera, orchestrated with great sophistication and flooded with gossamer wit.

Top Cast

Stéphanie d'Oustrac

Lazuli

Christophe Mortagne

King Ouf

Hélène Guilmette

Princess Laoula

Jérôme Varnier

Siroco

Julie Boulianne

Aloès