What opera was first performed by Monte Carlo in 1925 and starred operatic tenor Robert Nagy in 1981?
L'enfant et les sortilèges L'enfant et les sortilèges: Fantaisie lyrique en deux parties ("The Child and the Spells: A Lyric Fantasy in Two Parts") is an opera in one act, with music by Maurice Ravel to a libretto by Colette. It is Ravel's second opera, his first being "L'heure espagnole". Written from 1917 to 1925, "L'enfant et les sortilèges" was first performed in Monte Carlo in 1925 under the baton of Victor de Sabata.
Semirâma Semirâma is an opera in three acts by Ottorino Respighi to a libretto by Alessandro Cerè based on Voltaire's 1748 play "Sémiramis", the same subject used for Rossini's Semiramide. "Semirâma" premiered on 20 November 1910 at the Teatro Comunale in Bologna. The première obtained a great success, with several calls for the composer and the singers.