About the event
Dr Miracle (Le docteur Miracle) – One-act comic opera by Georges Bizet｜Show Introduction
Dr Miracle (Le docteur Miracle, 1857) was Georges Bizet's light and airy first opera, written when he was just eighteen for a competition run by the master of French operetta, Jacques Offenbach. A joint winner with Charles Lecocq, the opera was performed eleven times at Offenbach's Bouffes-Parisiens theatre. More operetta than opera, and only about an hour in length, Dr Miracle is a comedy that doesn't take itself too seriously, yet still shows early evidence of the talent of the future composer of Carmen.
Reset in Hong Kong and performed here for the first time, Dr Miracle tells the timeless story of a young woman in love with a boy her overbearing father thinks unsuitable — only a doctor or lawyer will do — but, despite the attractions of a vain and flirty stepmother, love finds a way through various disguises, a possibly poisoned omelette, and a fake doctor with a miracle cure.
Dr Miracle is an accessible and laugh-out-loud introduction to the world of French opera and operetta, and a newly discovered gem for those that know Bizet’s other, more famous, works.
Show Details
- Dr Miracle (Le docteur Miracle) – One-act comic opera by Georges Bizet
- Date: 15 May 2023
- Time: 19:30
- Venue: Shaw Auditorium, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Address: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
- Free admission with registration
Creative Team List
Director: Peter Gordon
Musical Director: Marco Iannelli
Soprano: Etta Fung
Mezzo Soprano: Ashley Chui (only in Dr Miracle)
Tenor: Chen Yong
Baritone: Isaac Droscha
Pianist and concertmaster: Hsu Wei-En
Producer: Lorna Chan
The source of the above information: French May official website