La Dame Blanche by Boildeau was first performed in 1825 and by the mid-1860s had been performed more than 1,000 times in the Theater Feydeau in Paris alone. This enormously popular opera was taken from a few of Sir Walter Scott's novels, primarily Guy Mannering and The Monastery. The 20th century showed a sharp decline in its popularity but it was revived in 1996 and a few recordings are now available.
Have you heard this marvelous light-hearted opera or will it soon fade into the mists of time?
Have you heard the tune Robin Adair (not really Scottish in origin like much of the music in this opera)? Try this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFJdziYzbP8&noredirect=1
Can you find this in La Dame Blanche?
