Thaïs

Thaïs was billed as a lyric comedy in three acts and seven tableaux with a score by Jules Massenet. Louis Gallet supplied the libretto inspired by the novel of the same name by Anatole France . Joseph Hansen created the choreography. The sets were designed by Marcel Jambon (tabl. 1, 5, 6, 7) and Carpézat (tabl. 2, 3, 4), and the costumes were provided by Bianchini . The work had its world premiere at the Garnier Palace on 16 March 1894 in a production by Lapissida. The opera opens in a Cenobite…