Program

Reynaldo Hahn, Ciboulette

I.I Nous sommes six hussards

I.I Ensemble. "Est-ce Monsieur Thiers ?

I.I Couplets. "Bien des jeunes gens ont vingt ans" - "Ce n'était pas la même chose"

I.I Terzetto. "Toi ! Vous !"

I.I Finale. "Après cette nuit d'orgie"

I.II Introduction - Chœur des maraîchers. "Nous sommes les bons maraîchers"

I.II Entrée de Ciboulette. "La voilà ! La voilà !" - Couplets. "Dans une charrette"

I.II Y a des femmes qui font la folie de s'appeler Julie

I.II Les parents, quand on est bébé et Duo

I.II Mettons nos tabliers coquets

II. Prélude

II. Chœur champêtre. "C'est le doux silence des chants"

II. Nous avons fait un beau voyage

II. Y a des arbres, des maisons

II. Ensemble. "C'est nous les fiancés, de frais gantés"

II. Ah! Si vous étiez Nicolas

II. "Qu'il est doux de faire campagne" - Chanson de route. "Y'a d'la lune au bord du toit"

II. Mélodrame. "Moi ! J'ai aimé"

II. C'est tout ce qui me reste d'elle

III. Introduction

III. J'ai vingt-cinq ans, c'est le bel âge

III. "C’est le moment inévitable de la chanson"

Hahn's Ciboulette

Michel Fau (stage director), Laurence Equilbey (conductor) with Julie Fuchs (Ciboulette), Jean-François Lapointe (Duparquet)...

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Cast

Michel Fau — Stage director

Bernard Fau — Set designer

Citronelle Dufay — Set designer

David Belugou — Lighting

Julie Fuchs — Ciboulette

Jean-François Lapointe — Duparquet

Julien Behr — Antonin

Eva Ganizate — Zénobie

Program notes

Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of Belle Époque Paris alongside Ciboulette, a young market gardener who dreams of a bright future that won't stifle her romantic impulses. Through her eyes, we meet a colorful cast of characters representing all the layers of French society. Who will win Ciboulette's heart? Her neighbor, Madame Pingret, has made a prophecy about this, but it seems so far-fetched...

Although the action takes place in 1867, it is his contemporaries that composer Reynaldo Hahn sets to music in Ciboulette, which his first venture into light opera. On the evening of the premiere, instead of attending the performance, Hahn went to the cinema and was only given a standing ovation when the librettist Francis de Croisset recognized him as he was passing by the entrance of the theater, he was dragged onto the stage to the cheers of the crowd. Let the good humor of this production sweep you away and enjoy a delightful evening at the Opéra-Comique, with Laurence Equilbey on the podium with the brilliant Julie Fuchs in the title role.