Philémon et Baucis

Philémon et Baucis was an “opéra-comique” in two acts with a libretto in two acts by Michel Carré and Jules Barbier for which Charles Gounod composed the score. It was written first in a single act, and this version was produced initially at Baden-Baden during 1859. It was next expanded into three acts and taken to the Théâtre Lyrique for its premiere in this new form on 18 February 1860 with Mme Caroline Félix-Miolan Carvalho (Baucis) and M M. Fromant (Philémon), Eugène Battaille (Jupiter)…