Dawn French has added yet another string to her bow, swapping her cassocks and bible for the operatic stage. The Vicar Of Dibley star is currently performing at Covent Garden's famous Royal Opera house in the comic opera La Fille du Regiment.
Tickets for the production in the heart of London's theatreland are high in demand after Dawn's fans learned off her latest role.
Wearing a silver wig and lilac dress, the comedian is appearing alongside virtuoso singers, including Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Florez and French soprano Natalie Dessay.
Unlike them, however, she won't be required to hit the high notes. Dawn, 47, has taken on a non-singing cameo as La Duchesse de Crackentorp in Gaetano Donizetti's 1840 work. The opera, which runs until February 1, tells the story of beautiful Marie, who as a baby was found on a battlefield and adopted by a regiment of soldiers.
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Dawn has left her vicar persona far behind her for her latest role as a French duchess at the Royal Opera House. And her fans have been turning out in droves to see the popular comedian in her new incarnation
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The popular TV star and her co-star Juan Diego Fiorez are appearing in the comic opera La Fille du Regiment until February 1
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