- L'abandon d'Ariane
"L'abandon d'Ariane" Op. 98 ("The Abandonment of Ariane" or, in German, "Die Verlassene Ariadne") is an
opera in one act byDarius Milhaud to a Frenchlibretto byHenri Hoppenot , based on Greek mythology. It is the second of three "Opéras-Minutes" (Mini-Operas) that Milhaud composed. It came between "L'enlèvement d'Europe" Op. 94 and "Le délivrance de Thésée" Op. 99, with librettos also by Henri Hoppenot (1891–1977), a French diplomat. The three operas together last about twenty-seven minutes.Performance history
The first performance of the trilogy - "L'enlèvement d'Europe", "L'abandon d'Ariane" and "Le délivrance de Thésée" - was at the Hessisches Staatstheater in
Wiesbaden , Germany on 20 April 1928. These performances were given in a German translation by Rudolph Stephan Hoffmann."L'abandon d'Ariane" is not currently part of the operatic repertory. There are several recordings of it. It is rarely performed.
Roles
References
* [http://www.amadeusonline.net/almanacco.php?Start=0&Giorno=&Mese=&Anno=1928&Giornata=&Testo=L%27abandon+d%27Ariane&Parola=Stringa Amadeus Almanac, accessed 6 October 2008]
External links
* [http://daniellathompson.com/Texts/Le_Boeuf/boeuf.pt.30.htm Milhaud, his diplomat librettists, and the influence of Brazil] , in The Boeuf chronicles, Pt. 30, by Daniella Thompson.
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