Man cannot live by champagne alone - he also needs the music of Emmanuel Chabrier."
-The Washington Post

La Belle Époque meets Broadway razzle-dazzle in Mark Lamos's production of this rare operatic gem.  The stylish staging, inspired by Toulouse-Lautrec, brings his famous can-can girls to life with the effervescent choreography of Seán Curran.  Tenor Jean-Paul Fouchécourt returns to City Opera as the madcap king.

Running time: 2 hours 10 minutes with one intermission
Performed in French with English supertitles