Les P’tites Michu, number by number

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01/01/2019

In Messager’s operatic catalogue, Les P’tites Michu embodies the shift between his first and second stylistic periods. The premiere of Véronique a few months later (December 1898) was to confirm his gifts with unprecedented impact, in a musical aesthetic that was soon to be regarded as the ‘Belle Époque’ style of the operetta repertory. This ‘1900’ music has often been discussed; but what of the music of Les P’tites Michu?

CD-Book André Messager. Les P’tites Michu (2019). Translation: Charles Johnston.