Don Quichotte

Don Quichotte was offered to the public as a heroic comedy in five acts with music by Jules Massenet and a libretto by Henri Cain. Massenet’s work had its world premiere at Monte Carlo on 19 February 1910 before being brought to Paris for its initial production in the French capital at the Théâtre Lyrique de la Gaîté on 29 December 1910 with Lucy Arbell as Dulcinée opposite Vanni Marcoux (Don Quichotte) and Lucien Fugère (Don Sanche). Only its fifth act was produced for its first billing at the…