▁a isé ", ▁which ▁will ▁reach ▁its ▁height ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁works , ▁and ▁its ▁beautiful ly ▁col oured ▁orch estr ation . ▁▁ ▁The ▁re he ars als ▁were ▁fra ug ht , ▁with ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁Op éra ▁Com ique , ▁Lé on ▁Car val ho , ▁constantly ▁interrupt ing ▁the ▁perform ers ▁over ▁movements , ▁actions , ▁even ▁critic izing ▁the ▁orch estr ation ▁at ▁one ▁point ; ▁Mess ager ▁respond ed ▁robust ly ▁to ▁this ▁excess ive ▁inter ference . ▁The ▁mut ual ▁dis d ain ▁did ▁not ▁b ode ▁well ▁for ▁the ▁production . ▁Two ▁weeks ▁after ▁the ▁premi ere , ▁the ▁conduct or ▁Dan b é ▁wrote ▁to ▁Mess ager ▁express ing ▁his ▁reg rets ▁and ▁remark ing ▁the ▁score ▁was ▁first - rate , ▁much ▁liked ▁by ▁the ▁or chestra ▁members ▁who ▁did ▁full ▁justice ▁to ▁the ▁music . ▁F évrier ▁also ▁comments ▁that ▁Reyn al do ▁H ahn ▁much ▁adm ired ▁the ▁work . ▁ ▁The ▁Ann ales ▁author ▁comm ends ▁the ▁attract ive ▁music , ▁" as ▁one ▁might ▁expect ▁of ▁the ▁composer ▁of ▁Is oline ▁and ▁La ▁Bas o che ", ▁of ▁which ▁highlight s ▁c ited ▁included ▁couple ts ▁for ▁F ug ère ▁and ▁the ▁air ▁of ▁the ▁queen ▁of ▁the ▁night ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁act ; ▁a ▁drink ing ▁song ▁in ▁the ▁second , ▁and ▁several ▁moments ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁act . ▁ ▁R oles ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁Act ▁I ▁is ▁set ▁at ▁a ▁ball ▁at ▁the ▁house ▁of