LE CHANTEUR DE MEXICO

FRANCIS LOPEZ (1916-1995)

Opérette à grand spectacle in two acts and twenty scenes

Libretto by Félix Gandera & Raymond Vincy

Season 2017-18

Duration: 2h40

Incl. 1 intermission

With irresistible rhythms, under the Mexican sun,

Francis Lopez takes us from Lausanne to Mexico City!

There is nothing left to say about this big show operetta, the best of its genre. When it was created, the public and critics alike unanimously applauded this unforgettable performance in twenty magnificent acts. Despite the lightness of the plot, it is one of Francis Lopez’ best works of music, the genre requiring only that there be a steady flow of the most beautiful, intoxicating and catchy airs. In 1956, five years after it was created, the operetta became a film starring Annie Cordy and Bourvil, alongside Luis Mariano.

First performed in Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, 15 December 1951
Editions Warner Chappell Music France, represented by Atlantis Musikbuch-Verlag AG, Zurich

New production Opéra de Lausanne, in Co-Production with Teatro de la Zarzuela

Vincent José Luis Sola
Bilou Rodolphe Briand
Eva / Tornada Rossy de Palma
Cricri Carole Meyer & Béatrice Nani
Cartoni Frédéric Longbois
Réalisateur Alfredo Gnasso
Assistante du réalisateur Shin Iglesias
Lupita Carole Meyer & Béatrice Nani
Maria Laurence Amy
Tizoc Richard Lahady
Pianiste, Choir Director Jean-Philippe Clerc

Sinfonietta de Lausanne
Opéra de Lausanne Choir prepared by Jacques Blanc
Dancers of production

Conductor Cyril Diederich
Director Emilio Sagi
Set Designer Daniel Bianco
Costume Designer Renata Schussheim
Lighting Designer Eduardo Bravo
Choreographer Nuria Castejón
Assistant Director Javier Ulacia
Assistant Set Designer Carmen Castañon
Assistant Costume Designer Anuschka Braun