Le roi malgré lui is an opéra-comique in three acts by Emmanuel Chabrier of 1887 with an original libretto by Emile de Najac and Paul Burani. The opera is revived occasionally, but has not yet found a place in repertory. Wikipedia
Composer: Emmanuel Chabrier
First performance: May 8, 1887, National Theater of the Opera Comique, Paris, France
Written: 1886
Librettists: Paul Burani and Émile de Najac
Language: French
Translation: King in Spite of Himself