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La Fille du Regiment

Dawn French introduces, and plays a cameo role in, Donizetti's comic opera, The Daughter of the Regiment. Starring Natalie Dessay as Marie and Juan Diego Florez as Tonio.

Dawn French introduces, and plays a cameo role in, Donizetti's comic opera, The Daughter of the Regiment. Staged at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, it stars Natalie Dessay as the orphan Marie adopted by a regiment, Juan Diego Florez as the local boy Tonio who meets and falls in love with her, and Felicity Palmer as the Marquise de Berkenfield. The opera is famous for its virtuoso singing roles and in this production there are lots of laughs as well as high Cs.

2 hours, 15 minutes

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Sat 28 Jun 2008 02:20

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Participant Dawn French

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