Mârouf, savetier du Caire

Mârouf, savetier du Caire (Marouf, Cobbler of Cairo) is an opéra comique in five acts by the French composer Henri Rabaud. The libretto, by Lucien Nepoty, is based on a tale from the Arabian Nights. Mârouf was first performed at the Opéra-Comique, Paris, on 15 May 1914. The premiere was a great success and Mârouf became Rabaud's most popular opera. The score makes great use of oriental colour.

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