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As a baby, the beautiful Marie was found on a battlefield and adopted, not by one soldier but by an entire regiment. When she falls - quite literally - into the arms of Tonio, her military fathers are not keen to sanction the marriage. Andy why is the Marquise de Berkenfeld so suspiciously keen to make a high-society match of her own for Marie? The fun of this exuberant comedy is in the dramatic twists and the tuneful music en-route to the happy ending. Sung in French with English surtitles. Running time: 2hrs 40mins (inclu. one interval)

Performers Patrizia Ciofi (Marie), Juan Diego Florez (Tonio - Mar14 3/6/12), Frederic Antoun (Tonio - Mar14 15/18), Pietro Spagnoli (Sulpice Pingot), Ewa Podles (La Marquise de Berkenfield), Donald Maxwell (Hortensius), Kiri Te Kanawa (La Duchesse de Crackentorp).
Music Donizetti. Lyrics Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-George. Lyrics Jean-Francois-Alfred Bayard. Producer Royal Opera House. Producer Vienna State Opera. Producer Metropolitan Opera New York. Conductor Yves Abel. Director Laurent Pelly. Director Christian Rath (revival). Other Agathe Melinand (dialogue). Design Chantal Thomas. Costume Laurent Pelly. Lighting Joel Adam. Choreographer Laura Scozzi. Company Royal Opera Chorus. Company Orchestra of the Royal Opera House.