Charles Dutoit: Emmanuel Chabrier Le Roi malgré lui

"Le Roi malgré lui" (King in spite of himself) comic opera by French composer Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894)

 Emmanuel Chabrier

Minka: Barbara Hendricks
Alexina: Isabel Garcisanz
Henri: Gino Quilico
Comte de Nangis: Peter Jeffes
Duc de Fritelli: Jean-Philippe Lafont
Lasky: Chris de Moor

Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Chœurs de Radio France

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Français : Buste d'Emmanuel Chabrier sur sa tombe au cimetière du Montparnasse (division 9) par Constantin Meunier. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)