French fascination with the Middle East and Japan.
Tag: opera
5. Hélène (Camille Saint-Saëns)
Was this the face that launch’d a thousand ships and burnt the topless towers of Ilium? The face that set ablaze a small box of matches, more like.
4. Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (Otto Nicolai)
The Merry Wives of Windsor visit Germany.
The Opera Scribe 