Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959): “Les trois souhaits, ou Les vicissitudes de le vie“ (1971)

“Les trois souhaits, ou Les vicissitudes de le vie“, H. 175, (The three wishes, or life’s tribulations, Czech Tři přání) A film opera by Bohuslav Martinů to a libretto by Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes. Composed mainly in Paris between autumn 1928 and May 1929, First performance: 16 June 1971 Valerie Chevalier, Gilles Cachemaille, Christian Papis, Helene Perraguin, Valerie Millot, Jocelyne Taillon, Jules Bastin, Georges Gautier, Beatrice Uria-Monzon, Riccardo Cassinelli Nagano Director: Louis Erlo, Alain Maratrat Opéra de Lyon, 1991 Italian subtitles