DVD + Blu-Ray:
Ciboulette conducted by Laurence Equilbey

The only audiovisual recording of Reynaldo Hahn’s operetta Ciboulette staged by Michel Fau and conducted by Laurence Equilbey (Opéra Comique, 2013).

Operetta in three acts and four tableaux (1923)
Libretto by Robert de Flers and Francis de Croisset

On 7 April 1923, Ciboulette premiered at the Théâtre des Variétés in Paris, and, as one of Reynaldo Hahn’s most elegant and refined works, it is considered one of the last masterpieces of French operetta. The story tells of the pretty market gardener Ciboulette who, after an encounter with a fortune teller, decides to throw herself into a hedonistic future. She comes across a whole collection of Parisian characters, but true love eventually triumphs as the prophecy is fulfilled. Although Hahn wrote other works in this genre none of them would match Ciboulette’s success. This Opéra Comique production has been acclaimed by BBC Music Magazine for a cast that was ‘impeccable’.

Ciboulette JULIE FUCHS Soprano
Duparquet JEAN-FRANÇOIS LAPOINTE Baritone
Antonin JULIEN BEHR Tenor
Zénobie EVA GANIZATE Soprano
Roger RONAN DEBOIS Baritone
Françoise CÉCILE ACHILLE Soprano
La Comtesse de Castiglione MICHEL FAU Actor

ACCENTUS
ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DE L’OPÉRA DE TOULON
Conductor and Artistic Collaborator LAURENCE EQUILBEY

Stage Director MICHEL FAU
Set Designers BERNARD FAU and CITRONELLE DUFAY

Film Director FRANÇOIS ROUSSILLON
Filmed on 20 and 22 February 2013 at the Opéra Comique, Paris, France

[2.110697 / NBD0134V]
Total playing time: 145 minutes
Language: French · Subtitles: French, English, German, Japanese, Korean
DVD: NTSC 16:9 · PCM stereo and DTS 5.1 · 2 DVD 9 · Region: 0 (Worldwide)
BD: HD 16:9 · PCM stereo and DTS-MA 5.1 · BD 50 · Region: A, B, C