swap_horiz Méditerranée Alternatives

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Orpheus in the Underworld

Jacques Offenbach’s *Orpheus in the Underworld* is a 1858 French operetta blending mythology and satire. This opera-bouf...

Classic French Offenbach Opera Bouffe

9.6 Brilliant

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Candide

Leonard Bernstein’s Candide (1956) is an American operetta adapting Voltaire's philosophical novel. It’s notable for its...

American Satire Literary 1950S

9.5 Brilliant

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Orpheus in der Unterwelt

Offenbach’s *Orpheus in der Unterwelt* is a 1858 French operetta that uses the myth of Orpheus to deliver biting satire....

Stage French Satire Opera Bouffe

9.5 Brilliant

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La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein

Offenbach’s *La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein* is a French operetta from 1867. The work uses satire to critique military...

Military French Satire 1860S

9.0 Excellent

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L'étoile

L’étoile is a 1877 French operetta composed by Emmanuel Chabrier. The work features a lively stage production showcasing...

Stage French Comedy Opera Bouffe

8.6 Great

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Les Cloches de Corneville

Les Cloches de Corneville is an opéra comique in three acts composed by Robert Planquette, with a French libretto by Lou...

Romantic Stage French 19TH Century

8.5 Great

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La fille de Madame Angot

Charles Lecocq’s *La fille de Madame Angot* is a significant French operetta from 1872. The work, premiered in Brussels,...

French Comedy Revolution Lecocq

8.4 Great

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Les brigands

Les brigands is an operetta by Jacques Offenbach composed in 1869. The French work utilizes a libretto by Henri Meilhac...

French Satire 1860S Offenbach

8.4 Great

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Le Postillon de Lonjumeau

Le Postillon de Lonjumeau is an opéra comique in three acts composed by Adolphe Adam, which premiered in Paris in 1836....

French Romantic Comedy Early 1830S

8.4 Great

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Barbe-bleue

Barbe-bleue is a French operetta by Jacques Offenbach, composed in 1866. It adapts Charles Perrault’s “Bluebeard” featur...

French Satire Fairy Tale 1860S

8.3 Great

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La Mascotte

La Mascotte is an opéra comique in three acts by the French composer Edmond Audran, with a libretto by Henri Chivot and...

Stage French Comic 19TH Century

8.3 Great

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La Basoche

"La Basoche" is an opéra-comique in three acts composed by André Messager. The work premiered at the Opéra-Comique in Pa...

French 19TH Century Historical Messager

8.2 Great

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O mon bel inconnu

"O mon bel inconnu" is a French operetta composed by Reynaldo Hahn, featuring a libretto written by the playwright and f...

Romantic French Comic 20TH Century

8.1 Great

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Mam'zelle Nitouche

Mam’zelle Nitouche is a French operetta composed by Hervé in 1883. The work draws on his experiences as an organist and...

French Comedy Convent 1880S

8.0 Great

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La fille du tambour-major

La fille du tambour-major is an operetta by Jacques Offenbach premiered in 1879. It’s notable for being one of his final...

Military French Romance Offenbach

8.0 Great

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Pas sur la bouche

Pas sur la bouche is a French operetta composed by Maurice Yvain, featuring a libretto by André Barde, which premiered i...

French Comedy Jazz Age 1925

8.0 Great

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Véronique

Véronique is a French opéra comique by André Messager, with a libretto by Albert Vanloo and Georges Duval. It premiered...

French Comedy Romance 1890S

7.9 Good

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Le voyage dans la lune

Le voyage dans la lune is an opéra-féerie by Jacques Offenbach, with a French libretto by Albert Vanloo, Eugène Leterrie...

Fantasy French Moon Offenbach

7.9 Good

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Un mari à la porte

Un mari à la porte (A Husband at the Door) is a one-act French operetta by Jacques Offenbach, first performed in Paris i...

French 19TH Century One Act Offenbach

7.9 Good

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La Route Fleurie

La Route Fleurie is a French operetta with music composed by Francis Lopez. Premiering in the mid-20th century, it is pa...

Romantic French Postwar 1952

7.7 Good