Aiglon, L’
Aiglon, L’ (Fr. ‘The Eaglet’). Rare example of opera by two composers, Ibert writing the 1st and 5th acts and Honegger the middle 3. Text by Cain after Rostand. Comp. 1935. (Prod. Monte Carlo 1937, rev. Paris 1952.)
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