''Le Diable à Paris'' is an

operetta Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs and including dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, and length of the work. Apart from its shorter length, the oper ...

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Albert Willemetz Albert Willemetz (14 February 1887 – 7 October 1964) was a French librettist. Career Albert Willemetz was a prolific lyricist. He invented a new type of musical, with a humorous and "sexy" style. He was the author of more than 3000 songs, inc ...

."''Le Diable à Paris''"
catalogue record at BnF It premiered at the

Théâtre Marigny The Théâtre Marigny () is a theatre in Paris, situated near the junction of the Champs-Élysées and the Avenue Marigny in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, 8th arrondissement. It was originally built to designs of the architect Charles Garnie ...

, Paris, on 27 October 1927. The plot turns on the grant of wealth to a young lover and youth to an old man, both spurned in love in exchange for the devil's stay in Paris.

Recording

*Marcel Lattès: ''Le Diable à Paris'', , Les Plaisirs du Parnasse, 2021 LBM033 B Records

References

French-language operettas 1927 operas Operas {{opera-stub