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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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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 1877 opéra comique by Robert Planquette, set in Normandy and one of the most frequently...

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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La Mascotte

La Mascotte is an 1880 opéra comique by Edmond Audran that became an international sensation, achieving hundreds of cons...

Stage French Comic 19TH Century

8.3 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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Véronique

Véronique is André Messager's 1898 opéra comique, premiered at Bouffes-Parisiens and long regarded as his most enduring...

French Comedy Romance 1890S

7.9 Good

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Fortunio

Fortunio is a 1907 opéra comique by André Messager based on Alfred de Musset's 1838 play Le Chandelier, premiered at the...

Romantic Stage French Early 20TH Century

7.9 Good

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Ciboulette

Reynaldo Hahn's 1923 French operetta, notable for its charming, classical score and its setting in the 1867 Paris market...

Stage French 20TH Century Comedy

7.8 Good

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Le petit duc

Le petit duc is an 1878 opéra-comique by Charles Lecocq, premiered at Paris's Théâtre de la Renaissance and ran for 301...

Military French Comedy Lecocq

7.7 Good

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Fantasio

Fantasio is Offenbach's 1872 opéra comique after Alfred de Musset, a work that failed in his lifetime but was revived th...

French Comedy Romance Offenbach

7.7 Good

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Giroflé-Girofla

Giroflé-Girofla is Charles Lecocq's 1874 opéra-bouffe, a Brussels premiere about twin brides that became an internationa...

French Comedy Twins Lecocq

7.6 Good

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Les Deux Aveugles

Les Deux Aveugles is an 1855 one-act bouffonnerie musicale by Jacques Offenbach, among the first works staged at his new...

Stage French Comic 19TH Century

7.6 Good

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Miss Helyett

Miss Helyett is an 1890 opéra comique by Edmond Audran that ran for several hundred performances in Paris, making it one...

Stage French Comic 19TH Century

7.6 Good

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Les mousquetaires au couvent

An 1880 French operetta by Louis Varney, notable for its lively comic plot involving musketeers hiding in a convent to w...

Stage French Comedy Opera Comique

7.3 Good

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Phi-Phi

A 1918 French operetta by Henri Christiné, famous for its immense post-WWI success in Paris and its mythological ancient...

Stage French 20TH Century Comedy

6.7 Fair

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Dédé

A 1921 French operetta by Henri Christiné, notable for featuring Mary Soutter and achieving significant commercial succe...

Stage French 20TH Century Comedy

6.4 Fair

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Nell Gwynne

A 1906 Edwardian musical comedy by Paul Rubens and others, depicting the romantic life of the famous 17th-century Englis...

Stage French Historical Opera Comique

6.0 Fair

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Yes !

A 1928 French operetta by Maurice Yvain, notable for its comedic plot and successful runs in both French and English the...

Stage French 20TH Century Comedy

5.4 Mediocre

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Monsieur et Madame Denis

Monsieur et Madame Denis is an 1853 French opéra comique by Albert Grisar, widely performed in the mid-19th century and...

Stage French Comedy Opera Comique

4.8 Poor