Touring production
Yes!
Operetta in 3 acts to a libretto by Pierre Soulaine, René Pujol and Jacques Bousquet. Music by Maurice Yvain. Lyrics by Albert Willemetz. Premiered at the théâtre des Capucines, in Paris, on 26 January 1928.
Operetta
Light Music

“The originality of this score lay in the way it was written. It was composed for two pianos. Wiener and Doucet had convinced me that it was possible to replace the orchestra with a twosome like this. Two virtuosos: Léon Kartun and Raffit brought about the huge success of Yes !, the new title of the piece. The press were unanimous in praising the libretto and the music. Which is worth mentioning, since it’s such a rare occurrence.” This is how Maurice Yvain himself described the production of the work in his memoirs entitled Ma belle opérette. The cast counted on the success of the famous Arletty, who had replaced Christiane d’Or at the last minute. The score, with its typical interwar rhythms, was initially written for two pianos because of limited space at the Théâtre des Capucines. Depending on where the operetta was revived, Yvain added 12 jazz musicians (Théâtre des Variétés) and up to 35 for the Apollo (but never abandoned the original two pianos which gave this operetta such a unique flavour). The action runs through all the themes of bourgeois comedy inherited from Feydeau, while featuring several particularly nostalgic numbers.

Saint-Céré
La Roche-sur-Yon
Bourges
Oullins
Programme
DURATION: 2:15
Dates
Press quotes
Performers
Vladislav Galard and Bogdan Hatisi direction
François Gauthier-Lafaye stage design
Benjamin Moreau costumes
Yvon Julou light design
Julie Leprou stage manager
COMPAGNIE LES BRIGANDS
Totte Clarisse Dalles
Loulou / Clémentine Caroline Binder
Marquita Negri Emmanuelle Goizé
Mme de Saint-Aiglefin Anne-Emmanuelle Davy
M. de Saint-Aiglefin Gilles Bugeaud
René Gavard, le roi du vermicelle Éric Boucher
Maxime Gavard, son fils Célian d’Auvigny
César Mathieu Dubroca
Roger Flannan Obé
Paul-Marie Barbier musical direction, piano and vibraphone
Matthieu Bloch double bass
Thibault Perriard percussion and piano
François Gauthier-Lafaye stage design
Benjamin Moreau costumes
Yvon Julou light design
Julie Leprou stage manager
COMPAGNIE LES BRIGANDS
Totte Clarisse Dalles
Loulou / Clémentine Caroline Binder
Marquita Negri Emmanuelle Goizé
Mme de Saint-Aiglefin Anne-Emmanuelle Davy
M. de Saint-Aiglefin Gilles Bugeaud
René Gavard, le roi du vermicelle Éric Boucher
Maxime Gavard, son fils Célian d’Auvigny
César Mathieu Dubroca
Roger Flannan Obé
Paul-Marie Barbier musical direction, piano and vibraphone
Matthieu Bloch double bass
Thibault Perriard percussion and piano
Executive Production Compagnie Les Brigands
Co-production Théâtre Montansier – Versailles / Opéra de Reims / La Coursive – Scène Nationale de La Rochelle / Bru Zane France
Co-production Théâtre Montansier – Versailles / Opéra de Reims / La Coursive – Scène Nationale de La Rochelle / Bru Zane France