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unusual facts about Léon Carvalho



Duo de l'ouvreuse de l'Opéra-Comique et de l'employé du Bon Marché

The usherette, financially secure thanks to government compensation to victims of the fire at the Salle Favart, is able to marry the shop assistant who sings praises to Aristide Boucicaut, founder of the Parisian department store, for his pension, while the usherette lauds Léon Carvalho, director of the Opéra Comique from 1876–87 and 1891-97.


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