Salammbô

Salammbô is an opera in five acts and seven tableaux inspired by Gustave Flaubert ’s novel. Louis-Etienne-Ernest Reyer composed its score, and Camille du Lode provided its libretto. Its choreography was created by Joseph Hansen. The work had its world premiere at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels on 10 February 1890, and it had its first performance in France at the Théâtre des Arts in Rouen on 23 November 1890. It was brought to the Garnier Palace for its Paris premiere on 16 May…