L'Abandon d'Ariane
Opera in one act by Darius Milhaud
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L'Abandon d'Ariane (The Abandonment of Ariane or, in German, Die Verlassene Ariadne), Op. 98, 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 La Délivrance de Thésée,[1] Op. 99, with librettos also by Henri Hoppenot (1891–1977), a French diplomat. The three operas together last about twenty-seven minutes.
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| L'Abandon d'Ariane | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Darius Milhaud | |
Milhaud in 1923 | |
| Librettist | Henri Hoppenot |
| Language | French |
| Based on | Ariadne myth |
| Premiere | |
Performance history
The first performance of the trilogy - L'Enlèvement d'Europe, L'Abandon d'Ariane and La Délivrance de Thésée - was at the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Germany, on 20 April 1928. These performances were given in a German translation by Rudolph Stephan Hoffmann.
L'Abandon d'Ariane has been recorded several times; however, it is rarely performed live.