Jan 20, 2026
Once Upon a Masterpiece – Discover the Story of Le Bœuf sur le Toit by Darius Milhaud!
What the France presents Once Upon a Masterpiece, a new video series exploring the stories behind the greatest classical masterpieces of the French repertoire.
In this fourth episode, discover Le Bœuf sur le Toit by Darius Milhaud. A surreal farce by Jean Cocteau, inspired by a Brazilian tune and driven by the bold spirit of the Roaring Twenties. An emblematic work and a reminder of Milhaud’s time in Brazil, it reflects the composer’s taste for experimentation and modernity.
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