Jeanne la folle

Jeanne la folle was an opera in five acts with a score by Antonin-Louis Clapisson and a libretto by Eugène Scribe. It had its premiere on 6 November 1848, but it had to be dropped after its eighth presentation on 11 December 1848, perhaps because its score was too labored or because its subject matter was too depressing and sombre. The curtain rises with Aben-Hassan hiding in the mountains near Grenada with a band of Moors. He is preparing a counterattack against the Christians. Don Philippe is…