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Aug 05, 2021
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André Messager’s
Passionnément
omposed just three years beforebrought the house down when it premiered in January 1926 – the house being the Théâtre de la Michodière in Paris. With a libretto and lyrics by Maurice Hennequin and Albert Willemetz, the modestly scored work balances splendour and farce, with a modern transatlantic storyline and colourful characters.
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