Le Fils de l’etoile

Le Fils de l’etoile was a musical drama in five acts with a score by Camille Erlanger, a libretto by Catulle Mendès, and choreography by Joseph Hansen. It had its world premiere at the Opéra on 17 April 1904 in a production by Lapissida for which Amable created and sets and Charles Bianchini designed the costumes. The opera opens with a group of priestesses meandering through the ruins of the Israelites’ temple in the city of Liberty. They are jubilant because Astarté, Bélial, Baalzébub, and…