Based on a story by Gogol, Modest Mussorgsky's unfinished "Sorochintsï Fair" is a comic opera in which amorous encounters intermingle with a devil's curse. Potentially a compelling and original drama, "Salammbô" was Mussorgsky's first attempt at an opera. Both works are world premiere recordings of chamber versions arranged by Fabrice Bollon, using only original material as their basis.