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Déjanire

Déjanire is a lyric tragedy in four acts with a score by Camille Saint-Saëns, a libretto by Louis Gallet and Saint-Saëns, and choreography by Yvan Clustine. It was first presented as an ancient tragedy with singing at Béziers on 28 August 1898. It was then brought to the Odéon in Paris on 11 November 1898, and it was given its first presentation in its lyric form at the Monte Carlo opera house on 14 March 1911. Finally, it was billed initially at the Opéra on 22 November 1911 with sets by…

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