Ah, mes amis, quel jour de fête! Donizetti's comic opera La Fille du Régiment opens at the Metropolitan Opera October 17, with Golden Globe Award winner Sandra Oh making her Met debut in the speaking role of the Duchess of Krakenthorp. Get a first look at the production (and Oh in costume and full wig) in the gallery below.

The opéra comique follows Marie, a foundling child who was raised by a regiment of soldiers. When her aunt, the Marquise of Berkenfeld, discovers Marie, she is appalled to see the military manners with which her niece has been brought up. The Marquise whisks Marie away to teach her how to be a lady, preparing her for an arranged marriage with the son of the Duchess of Krakenthorp. Comedy ensues as Marie does not take to upper-class life, while her chosen family in the regiment attempt to rescue her.

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Sandra Oh and La Fille du Régiment at the Metropolitan Opera

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Soprano Erin Morley stars as Marie, alongside tenor Lawrence Brownlee as Tonio, a Tyrolean who falls in love with Marie and enlists in the regiment to be near her. Bass-baritone Peter Kálmán as Sergeant Sulpice, and mezzo-soprano Susan Graham as the Marquise of Berkenfeld complete the principal cast. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts the production by French director Laurent Pelly.

La Fille du Régiment runs October 17–November 12 at the Met. For more information, visit MetOpera.org.