Briséis

Briséis was a lyric drama in three acts with a score by Emmanuel Chabrier and a libretto by Ephraim Mikhaël and Catulle Mendès. Marcel Jambon and Marcel Bailly created the sets. It was heard at the Concerts Lamoureux in Paris on 31 January 1893, when its first act was given in concert. It had its world premiere at the Garnier Palace on 4 May 1899; it was revived in 1916, but it did not arouse much interest and had to be dropped after its 11th billing on 21 November 1916. Only the first act of…