Performances of this opera by the Met were known as "the night of the seven stars."
Performances of this opera by the Met were known as "the night of the seven stars." The third act of this opera begins with young girls singing a hymn to the Virgin Mary while soldiers imitate the beating of drums with their hands in a stirring "Rataplan." Its second scene begins with an apostrophe to Touraine, "O beau pays," and includes the Bathers' Chorus. Marcel sings the battle song "Piff, Paff" in the first act of this opera, whose finale features St. Bris singing the "Benediction of the Poignards" at the home of the Count de Nevers. Marguerite de Valois attempts to resolve this opera's central conflict by arranging the marriage of Valentine and Raoul in order to unite two warring factions. Written after the success of its composer's opera Robert le Diable, for 10 points, name this grand opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer which ends with the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre.
Performances of this opera by the Met were known as "the night of the seven stars."
Les Huguenots [or The Huguenots]