Ravel's Magic Debut: L'enfant et les sortilèges Premieres
Maurice Ravel premiered his fantasy opera L'enfant et les sortileges at the Opera de Monte-Carlo, with a libretto by novelist Colette that brought furniture, animals, and arithmetic to life through music. The one-act work showcased Ravel's genius for orchestral color and playful invention, blending jazz, Chinese pentatonic scales, and operatic tradition into a singular piece.
March 21, 1925
101 years ago
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