Astarté

Astarté is an opera in four acts and five tableaux with a libretto by Louis de Gramont, a score by Xavier Leroux, and choreography by Joseph Hansen. It had its world premiere at the Garnier Palace on 15 February 1901 in a production by Pierre Gailhard . Its sets were created by Marcel Jambon and Marcel Bailly (a. 1, 2), Amable (a. 3), and Carpezat (a. 4, tabl. 1, 2). Charles Bianchini designed its costumes, and Claude Paul Taffanel was at the desk for its initial presentation. The opera opens…