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Maximilien

Category:Tragic opera in 3 acts & 9 scenes

Music by Darius Milhaud

Libretto by R.S. Hoffman
& A. Lunel

First Performance: Paris, January 4, 1932

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     The story depicts the final struggle between Maximilian of Mexico and the rebel leader, Juarez. Maximilian is betrayed, captured and executed. Juarez, triumphant, is called by the people their Liberator.

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