French opera often seems to be everybody's unwanted stepchild here... well, perhaps not as bad as Russian, English, and American Opera (American what!? :eek:). Thus, let's put the question to you: What are your favorite 5 French operas/operettas? (Operas/operettas written originally in French. Sorry no Lucie de Lammermoor... although I quite like Natalie Dessay's version of the same.) OK... 10 for those of you unable to stick with 5 :rolleyes: I thought of making it a poll... but felt t [...]
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