Ô mon bel inconnu

Ô mon bel inconnu is a 1933 comédie musicale by Reynaldo Hahn with libretto by Sacha Guitry with whom he had earlier written Mozart).[1][2][3][4] A studio recording with the Orchestre Régional Avignon-Provence and Samuel Jean is scheduled for September 2019.[5]

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  1. Bru Zane: "Le Figaro singled out the “elegance of tone and distinction of form” so characteristic of Hahn in the interwar period, while regarding him as the rightful heir of André Messager. Le Ménestrel was just as enthusiastic: “The music of Monsieur Reynaldo Hahn fits the subject with a versatility and sureness of touch which are something of a miracle. It shows an incomparable refinement and tact and, at the same time, a wit which does not preclude emotion. It is enhanced by a brisk, punchy and transparent orchestration.” What more could anyone want? A perfect cast for the first performance: headed by Jean Aquistapace and livened up by Arletty in the role of Félicie."
  2. Richard Traubner - Operetta: A Theatrical History 2004 -1135887837 Page 296 "The second Guitry-Hahn work, Ô mon bel inconnu (Bouffes-Parisiens, 12 October, 1933), was the story of a bored middle-aged hatter who poses as a bachelor and corresponds through a box number with his own wife and daughter. "
  3. Robert Ignatius Letellier - Operetta: A Sourcebook, Volume I - Volume 1 - 2015 1443884251- Page 360 He produced Brummel in 1931 at the Théâtre des Folies-Wagram, and having worked with Sacha Guitry, composed Ô mon bel inconnu for the Bouffes-Parisiens in 1933, starring the young Arletty, with whom Hahn recorded a very roguish ..."
  4. Mel Atkey - A Million Miles from Broadway -- Musical Theatre Beyond New York and ... 2012 0991695704 In 1933, he and Guitry (now divorced from Printemps) turned to a more cynical approach with Ô mon bel inconnu (“O My Handsome Stranger”) about a married man who joins a lonely hearts club, unaware that the three women he is ..
  5. Ô mon bel inconnu de Reynaldo Hahn bientôt enregistré pour le PBZ
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