- Jacques Offenbach
Monsieur Choufleuri -- R.S.V.P. or A Musicale at Mr. Cauliflower’s (1861)
- G Schirmer Inc (World)
- 222.asx.tsx(bcl).2/2230/3perc/str
- SSTTBB chorus and B and S
- Baritone, 2 Sopranos, 3 Tenors; silent role, 2 speaking roles
- 50 min
- Libretto by St. Rémy and Ernest Lepine. Adapted and translated into English by Dino Yannapoulos.
- English
Programme Note
Synopsis:
In this updating of the original libretto, Stuart Offenbach writes an opera concerning the pompous Mr Cauliflower, whose daughter, Ernestine, tricks him into consenting to her marriage to her lover, the bassoon player Chrysodule Babylas.
In this updating of the original libretto, Stuart Offenbach writes an opera concerning the pompous Mr Cauliflower, whose daughter, Ernestine, tricks him into consenting to her marriage to her lover, the bassoon player Chrysodule Babylas.