Fervaal

Fervaal was described by its author as a musical action. It is composed of a prologue and three acts, and its score and libretto are by Vincent d’Indy. It had its world premiere in Brussels at the Théâtre de la Monnaie on 12 March 1897, and its Paris premiere took place at the Opéra-Comique on 10 May 1898. It was not produced at the National Academy of Music until 31 December 1912, when it was provided with costumes by Pinchon and sets by Simas (a. 1), Rochette and Landrin (a. 2, 3). The opera…