This well-loved comic opera follows the story of an orphan girl, Marie, abandoned on a battlefield as a baby and ‘adopted’ by a regiment of soldiers.
Opéra comique in two acts. Libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Jean-François Bayard.
Sung in French with English surtitles
First performance: Opéra-Comique at the Salle de la Bourse, Paris, France, 1840
Wed 25 & Mon 30 Oct at 11:00 and Thur 26, Sat 28 Oct, Wed 01, Fri 03 & Sat 04 Nov at 15:30.
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