Ciboulette


Ciboulette is a French opérette in three acts, music by Reynaldo Hahn, libretto by Robert de Flers and Francis de Croisset, first performed at the Théâtre des Variétés, in Paris, on 7 April 1923. One of the most elegant and refined composition of Hahn, considered as one of the last masterpieces of French operetta.

Principal roles

Synopsis

The action takes place in Paris, in 1867.
Duparquet is the controller of Les Halles, and plays matchmaker between the young farm-girl Ciboulette and Antonin, a young spoiled aristocrat. After many adventures, the lovers are united.

Discography

French director Claude Autant-Lara made the operetta into the film Ciboulette in 1933.