Ba-ta-clan

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Ba-ta-clan is a "chinoiserie musicale", or operetta, in one act by Jacques Offenbach to an original French libretto by Ludovic Halévy. It was first performed at Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens, Paris, on 29 December 1855.

The operetta uses set numbers and spoken dialogue.

[edit] Roles

Premiere

29 December 1855

Fé-an-nich-ton soprano
Ké-ki-ka-ko tenor
Ko-ko-ri-ko baritone
Fé-ni-han tenor
First conspirator tenor
Second conspirator tenor

[edit] Plot

Time: Unspecified.
Place: China.