RAVEL: L’Heure espagnole*

RAVEL: L’Heure espagnole* 19 May. Paris, O.C. Text by Franc-Nohain (from his comedy of the same title, 1904). One act. Ravel’s first and most successful opera. Given at the O.C. 9 times in 1911 and transferred to the repertory of the Opéra on 5 December 1921. Given on many French stages; the opera did not make its way into other countries until after the war: LONDON, C.G. 24 July 1919 (in French). CHICAGO 5 January 1920 (in French). NEW YORK 28 January 1920 (in French) and Juilliard School 9…