“Is one ever tired of laughing?” The Muse of Comedy asks in Jean-Joseph Mouret’s “Les Fêtes de Thalie.” It’s not a question one hears very often in the context of opera.
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Silly pleasures abound in Opera Lafayette’s ‘Les Fêtes de Thalie’
A colorful modern premiere of Jean-Joseph Mouret’s 1714 opéra-ballet is good for more than a giggle.