L’Etranger

L’Etranger was billed as a “musical action” with a libretto and score by Vincent d’Indy, when it was given its world premiere at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie on 7 January 1903 with Mme Claire Friche (Vita) and Henri Albers (the stranger) in the leading roles. It was brought to the Garnier Palace for its first presentation in Paris on 1 December 1903 in a production by M. Lapissida . Its scenery was created on this occasion by Marcel Jambon and Bailly , and Charles Bianchini designed its…