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With its three golden knights each holding a sword, Michel Legrand’s château is the best guarded in the region. Never mind the fact that these Hollywood statuettes, stranded in the Gâtinais, are only 34 centimetres high. At 86, there is nothing to suggest even the slightest lull in the composer’s busy schedule. For example, there is some unfinished business dating back to the 70s, pet projects such as the stage adaptation of
Peau d’âne (
Donkey Skin) this autumn at Théâtre Marigny, followed by a stage production of his famous song L’Amour fantôme in 2019. “The texts were written by my good friend Stephen Sondheim. Have you heard of him? Michel Legrand begins with gusto, testing the waters. “Um, remind me, maestro…” He was of course the lyricist of