This publication, which has not been done for decades (or almost, since Bru Zane recently rekindled the flame) takes us into the Paris of the Roaring Twenties where, on the operetta stage, reigns Maurice Yvain (1891 -1965). We find the swing atmosphere that we imagine floating in Montmartre. The goal is to play tunes that can be performed by the public (go to track 9, the tune “If you knew papa”!). It was in fact, at the time, sung theater which owed a lot to Albert Willemetz (1887-1964), librettist known for his close friendship and collaboration with Sacha Guitry. Unlike Offenbach’s operettas, which link together arias, ensembles and dialogues between the protagonists, Yes!, created at the theater in Paris in 1928, is a classic boulevard story triggering a sequence of arias, but whose story is told by a narrator (Clément Rochefort). The hiatus in atmosphere breaks the momentum a little, but the production of Frivolités parisiennes is irresistible and, for fans, Yes! is a supercharged gem.
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