Le Roi malgré lui

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Le Roi malgré lui is an opéra-comique in three acts by Emmanuel Chabrier, first performed in 1887 and noted for its sophisticated orchestration and comic, politically tinged plot.

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instanceOf opéra-comique
stage work
basedOn Un roman pour les coulisses NERFINISHED
basedOnAuthor Emile de Najac NERFINISHED
catalogueNote one of Emmanuel Chabrier's major stage works
composer Emmanuel Chabrier NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
firstPerformanceDate 1887-05-18
firstPerformanceYear 1887
genre comic opera
opéra-comique
hasVocalForm arias
choruses
ensembles
language French
librettist Emile de Najac NERFINISHED
Paul Burani NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Alexina NERFINISHED
Henri de Valois NERFINISHED
Laski NERFINISHED
Minka NERFINISHED
Nangis NERFINISHED
notableNumber Act 2 chorus "Dans la forêt" NERFINISHED
Waltz from Act 2
numberOfActs 3
orchestrationCharacteristic sophisticated orchestration
placeOfFirstPerformance Paris NERFINISHED
plotCharacteristic comic
politically tinged
premiereCity Paris NERFINISHED
publisher E. Choudens NERFINISHED
settingLocation Poland NERFINISHED
settingTime 1570
style late 19th-century French opera
theatreOfFirstPerformance Opéra-Comique NERFINISHED

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