Chabrier: The Star
With its comic plot and considerable theatrical potential set to brilliant music Chabrier's L'étoile is one of the most entertaining works in the genre.
137 mins
L’Étoile did much to establish Chabrier as a major force on the Parisian stage and his contemporary Henri Duparc praised him specifically for creating a French comic genre, both funny and musical – described as something of a French Die Meistersinger. The fanciful story is set in an imaginary kingdom and all, naturally, ends well. However, despite the slight plot line L’Étoile is something of a pivotal work, a unique example of French 19th-century light opera, orchestrated with great sophistication and flooded with gossamer wit.
Stéphanie d'Oustrac
Lazuli
Christophe Mortagne
King Ouf
Hélène Guilmette
Princess Laoula
Jérôme Varnier
Siroco
Julie Boulianne
Aloès
François Piolino
Tapioca
Elliot Madore
Prince Hérisson de Porc-Epic
François Roussillon
Director
Laurent Pelly
Director
Emmanuel Chabrier
Musical
Eugène Leterrier
Writer
Albert Vanloo
Writer