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A Tango for Monsieur Lautrec
Composer: Jorge Zulueta
Librettist: Jacobo Romano and Jean-Louis Bachellier
Other Artistic Personnel: Blanca Li, Director; Rüdinger Böhn, Conductor; Bernard Michel, Set Designer; Emmanuel Peduzzi, Costume Designer
Premiere Date: December 29, 1998
Producing Company: Opéra de Nancy
Description: The first scene opens in Montmartre, Paris in 1898. Henri de Toulouse Lautrec, the famous Montmartre painter, falls in love with Mireille, a young prostitute who becomes his main source of inspiration. One day, however, Mireille follows two cattle explorers to Buenos Aires, believing she will be free, rich, and renowned at last, in a faraway country. Both Mireille and Lautrec find their separate ways of life; however, they are forever united in Lautrec's painting. The year 2001 celebrates the centenary of Toulouse Lautrec's death.
Character List (Major): Mireille(lyr s); Madame Yvonne/Cléo(dram s), Countess Adele(mz), Toulouse Lautrec(bar), Agustin de Villanueva(bar), Carlos de Villanueva(t), Martinez Brown(b-bar)
Comments: A new production is planned for February 8-11, 2001 at the Theater im Pfalzbau, Ludwigshafen
Length: 02:10
Total Acts: 2
Chorus: Chorus (18 singers)
Orchestration: opera: 48 players; musical theater: 18 players
Musical Style: Available in 2 versions: opera and musical theater
Contact: Pro Lyrica/SACD

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