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The Princess of Navarre travels to marry the Dauphin, who arrives at her inn disguised as Jean de Paris. She recognizes her bridegroom and plays along with his assumed identity; after a shared meal and songs, he reveals himself as the Dauphin.
In Scotland, Anna disguises herself as the White Lady to protect the Avenel estate from steward Gaveston. She guides the English officer Georges Brown to buy the estate at auction and later discovers he is the missing Julien Avenel. With the Avenel treasure revealed, Julien and Anna are reunited.
The Marquise separates Hortense and Arthur, who love one another, and arranges Hortense’s marriage to Vernillac. Her poisoning scheme kills Vernillac, and she later poisons her accomplice Galifard. Before the Marquise can permanently separate the lovers, Galifard exposes her crimes and she is taken to trial.
This three-act opéra bouffon by four composers premiered at the Opéra-Comique in Paris in 1803 and ran for four performances.
Caliph Isaoun roams Baghdad in disguise as Il Bondocani. Zétulbé loves him after he rescued her from brigands, but her mother Lémaïde refuses the match because he appears shabby. When Isaoun’s followers bring gifts, Lémaïde suspects he is a brigand and the police try to break in. Isaoun eventually reveals that he is the caliph, allowing him and Zétulbé to marry.
A two-act opéra-comique by François-Adrien Boieldieu based on Emmanuel Dupaty’s comedy Le séducteur en voyage. A revised version premiered at the Opéra-Comique in 1920. No plot description or original premiere date is available in the reviewed text.
The Princess of Navarre travels to marry the Dauphin, who arrives at her inn disguised as Jean de Paris. She recognizes her bridegroom and plays along with his assumed identity; after a shared meal and songs, he reveals himself as the Dauphin.
In Scotland, Anna disguises herself as the White Lady to protect the Avenel estate from steward Gaveston. She guides the English officer Georges Brown to buy the estate at auction and later discovers he is the missing Julien Avenel. With the Avenel treasure revealed, Julien and Anna are reunited.
The Marquise separates Hortense and Arthur, who love one another, and arranges Hortense’s marriage to Vernillac. Her poisoning scheme kills Vernillac, and she later poisons her accomplice Galifard. Before the Marquise can permanently separate the lovers, Galifard exposes her crimes and she is taken to trial.
This three-act opéra bouffon by four composers premiered at the Opéra-Comique in Paris in 1803 and ran for four performances.
Caliph Isaoun roams Baghdad in disguise as Il Bondocani. Zétulbé loves him after he rescued her from brigands, but her mother Lémaïde refuses the match because he appears shabby. When Isaoun’s followers bring gifts, Lémaïde suspects he is a brigand and the police try to break in. Isaoun eventually reveals that he is the caliph, allowing him and Zétulbé to marry.
A two-act opéra-comique by François-Adrien Boieldieu based on Emmanuel Dupaty’s comedy Le séducteur en voyage. A revised version premiered at the Opéra-Comique in 1920. No plot description or original premiere date is available in the reviewed text.