HONEGGER AND IBERT: L’Aiglon*

HONEGGER and IBERT editorialNote 1 Honegger composed Acts 2, 3 and 4, Ibert Acts 1 and 5. H.R. : L’Aiglon* 11 March. Monte Carlo Text by H. Cain (from the play by E. Rostand). Five acts. Successful on French stages; Paris, O. 1 September 1937; Brussels 6 November 1938. (The opera was to be produced at Naples on 28 February 1939; for political reasons the performance was cancelled at short notice.)