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Belle Lurette was Offenbach’s final operetta, written concurrently with The Tales of Hoffmann, and remained incomplete at his death in 1880 but was finished by Delibes, so that it could be given its premiere later that year. It received its first UK performance the following year, but has apparently not been seen here since, and so true …

New Sussex Opera – Offenbach’s Belle Lurette – Monica McGhee, Paul Featherston and Robin Bailey; directed by David Foster; conducted by Toby Purser Read More »