Ariane

Ariane was an opera in five acts with a score by Jules Massenet, a libretto by Catulle Mendès, and choreography by Joseph Hansen. Pierre Gailhard was in charge of the first production of this work at the Opéra for which Bétout had designed the costumes. The sets were done by Jambon and Bailly (a. 1, 2, 5) and Amable (a. 3, 4). The composition had its world premiere at the Garnier Palace on 28 October 1906, and it was revived in a production by Pierre Chéreau on 21 February 1937 with new sets…