La Fille de Madame Angot

The title of this opéra-comique is a reference to an archetypal fictional character of the last decades of the eighteenth century, la poissarde (the fishwife), and depicts a series of amorous adventures coloured with numerous details intended to enhance the historical verisimilitude of the work. It was a huge success, staying on the bill at the Folies-Dramatiques for over four hundred performances, then touring several towns in France and all over the world. It was recorded for the Bru Zane Label in 2021.