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L'abandon d'Ariane

L'abandon d'Ariane Op. 98 (The Abandonment of Ariane) is an opera in one act by Darius Milhaud to a French libretto by Henri 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.

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 in 1928.

L'abandon d'Ariane is not currently part of the standard operatic repertory. There are several recordings of it. It is rarely performed.

External links

• Milhaud, his diplomat librettists, and the influence of Brazil, in The Boeuf chronicles, Pt. 30, by Daniella Thompson.