Daria

Daria was billed as a musical drama in two acts with a score by Georges Marty and a libretto by Aderer and Ephraim in collaboration. Marcel Bailly and Marcel Jambon designed the sets, and Charles Bianchini created the costumes. Joseph Hansen was responsible for the choreography of this Pierre Gailhard production that had its world premiere at the National Academy of Music on 24 January 1905. The opera begins on the estate of the Russian nobleman Boris. Ivan and Boris’ mistress Daria are in the…