Giroflé-Girofla
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Giroflé-Girofla is an opéra bouffe in three acts with music by Charles Lecocq. The French libretto was by Albert Vanloo and Eugène Leterrier. The story, set in 13th century Spain, concerns twin brides
Pauline Luigini and Mario Widmer, the original Giroflé/Girofla and Marasquin
Contemporary drawing of Giroflé-Girofla
Production at the Théâtre de la Gaïté-lyrique
Lillian Russell in the title role, 1890s
Les Cent Vierges
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Les Cent Vierges is an opérette in three acts, with music by Charles Lecocq and a libretto by Clairville, Henri Chivot and Alfred Duru. It was first produced at the Théâtre des Fantaisies-Parisiennes,
Poster for a 1910 revival
Jeanne Thibault as Gabrielle and Eugène Paravicini as Anatole in Paris revival, 1885
Thibault with Paravicini as the disguised Anatole