Stephanie Blythe, one of the most highly acclaimed artists in opera today, stars in Offenbach's spoiled and capricious but magnetic petty tyrant. As her army musters for a war devised solely for her amusement, the Grande-Duchesse becomes infatuated with a young soldier, whom she rapidly promotes to General. Her least favorite just as quickly falls out of favor - and she joins in the assassination plot - when he marries his sweetheart.

La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein offers a wickedly incisive satire of militarism, diplomatic maneuverings, and the caprices of the ruling class, set to a delightfully effervescent score that exemplifies Offenbach's genius for liveliness and humor.

CAST:
Stephanie Blythe as La Grande-Duchesse
Scott Ramsay as Fritz
Wendy Bryn Harmer as Wanda
James Maddalena as General Boum
Lee Gregory as Prince Paul
Frank Kelley as Nepomuc
David Kravitz as Baron Grog

Sung in French/Spoken dialogue in English with projected English titles


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