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Le Roi malgré lui
Opera comique in 3 acts
Music by Emmanuel Chabrier
Libretto by
Emile de Najac
& Paul Burani
[Revised by Henri Carré]
First Performance: Opéra-Comique, Paris, May 18, 1887
Cast:
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Synopsis
Henri de Valois, about to be crowned King of France, learns from Minka, his betrothed, that there is a plot to kill him. He disguises himself as his friend De Nangis and joins the plotters. De Nangis comes to the camp and is mistaken for Henri. The plot is foiled and the lives of both men are spared. Henri is finally crowned king of France and Poland.
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Last updated: January 22, 2008