La Fiancée de Corinthe

La Fiancée de Corinthe was an opera in a single act with a libretto by Camille Du Locle and a score by Jules Duprato. It had its world premiere at the Imperial Theatre of the Opéra in Paris on 21 October 1867. The opera opens in Polus’ home near the sea, where Chloris has been waiting for a year in the hope that Lysis will return to Corinth. Her sister Daphné has died by drowning since Lysis’ departure, but Chloris is certain that Lysis will be back before long to marry her sister, because he…