List of operas by Massenet

This is a complete list of operas by the French composer Jules Massenet (1842–1912). Several of Massenet's operas were premiered by the Opéra-Comique in Paris, first at the second Salle Favart (Favart 2), followed by the Théâtre Lyrique on the Place du Châtelet (Lyrique), and then the third Salle Favart (Favart 3).

List

TitleGenreSub­divisionsLibrettoPremière datePlace, theatre
Esméralda opéra Hugoafter Victor Hugo, Notre-Dame de Paris1865-00-00composed c. 1865, but unfinished
coupeLa coupe du roi de Thulé opéra 3 acts BlauÉdouard Blau and Louis Gallet, based on Goethe's 1774 poem "Der König in Thule"1866-00-00composed c. 1866, but unperformed
grandLa grand'tante opéra comique 1 act AdenisJules Adenis and Charles Granvallet1867-04-033 April 1867 Paris, Opéra-Comique (Favart 2)
Manfred opéra RuelleJules Ruelle, after Byron's Manfred1869-00-00composed c. 1869, but unfinished
Méduse 3 acts CarréMichel Carré1870-00-00composed 1870
Don César de Bazan opéra comique 3 acts EnneryAdolphe d'Ennery, Philippe François Pinel Dumanoir and Jules Chantepie, after Victor Hugo, Ruy Blas1872-00-0030 November 1872, revised 20 January 1888 Paris, Opéra-Comique (Favart 2); revision Geneva
adorableL'adorable Bel'-Boul opérette 1 act GalletLouis Gallet1874-04-1717 April 1874 Paris, Cercle des Mirlitons
templiersLes templiers 1875-00-0composed c. 1875, but lost
Bérangère et Anatole sainete 1 act MeilhacHenri Meilhac and Paul Poirson1876-02-01February 1876 Paris, Cercle de l'Union artistique
roiLe roi de Lahore opéra 5 acts GalletLouis Gallet1877-04-2727 April 1877 Paris, Opéra Garnier
Robert de France drame lyrique 1889-00-00composed c 1880, but unperformed, lost
GirondinsLes Girondins opéra 1881-00-00composed 1881, lost
Hérodiade; rev. as: Erodiade opéra 3.23 acts; rev.: 4 acts MillietPaul Milliet and Georges Hartmann, after Gustave Flaubert, Hérodias, Nr. 3 der Trois Contes 1881-12-1919 December 1881, revised 1 February 1884, Brussels, Théâtre de la Monnaie, revision Paris, Théâtre Italien
Manon opéra comique 5 acts MeilhacHenri Meilhac and Philippe Gille, after Antoine François Prévost, L'histoire du chevalier Des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut 1884-01-1919 January 1884 Paris, Opéra-Comique (Favart 2)
CidLe Cid opéra 4 acts EnneryAdolphe d'Ennery, Louis Gallet and Édouard Blau, after Pierre Corneille 1885-11-3030 November 1885 Paris, Opéra Garnier
Esclarmonde opéra romanesque 4 acts BlauAlfred Blau and Louis-Ferdinand de Gramont1889-05-1515 May 1889 Paris, Opéra Comique (Lyrique)
mageLe mage opéra 5 acts RichepinJean Richepin 1891-03-1616 March 1891 Paris, Opéra Garnier
Werther drame lyrique 4 acts BlauÉdouard Blau, Paul Milliet and Georges Hartmann, after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Die Leiden des jungen Werther (German translation for Vienna: Max Kalbeck)1892-02-1616 February 1892 (in German), 16 January 1893 (in French) Vienna, Hofopera; Paris, Opéra-Comique (Lyrique)
Thaïs opéra 3 acts GalletLouis Gallet, after the novel of the same name by Anatole France 1894-03-1616 March 1894, revised 13 April 1898 Paris, Opéra Garnier (and revised)
portraitLe portrait de Manon opéra comique 1 act BoyerGeorges Boyer1894-05-088 May 1894 Paris, Opéra-Comique (Lyrique)
NavarraiseLa Navarraise episodeépisode lyrique 2 acts ClaretieJules Claretie and Henri Cain, after Claretie, La cigarette 1894-06-2020 June 1894 London, Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Amadis opéra légendaire 4 acts Claretie Jules Claretie 1895-00-00composed c. 1895 1 April 1922 Monte Carlo, Opéra
Sapho pièce lyrique 5 acts CainHenri Cain and Arthur Bernède, after Alphonse Daudet1897-11-077 November 1897, revised 22 January 1909 Paris, Opéra-Comique (Lyrique); revised Opéra-Comique (Favart 3);
Cendrillon conte de fées 4 acts CainHenri Cain, after Charles Perrault, Cendrillon ou La Petite Pantoufle1899-05-2424 May 1899 Paris, Opéra-Comique (Favart 3)
Grisélidis conte lyrique 3.1prologue and 3 acts SilvestreArmand Silvestre and Eugène Morand 1901-11-2020 November 1901 Paris, Opéra-Comique (Favart 3)
jongleurLe jongleur de Notre-Dame miracle 3 acts LenaMaurice Léna, after Anatole France, L'etui de nacre 1902-02-1818 February 1902 Monte Carlo, Opéra
Chérubin comédie chantée 3 acts CroissetFrançois de Croisset and Henri Cain 1905-02-1414 February 1905 Monte Carlo, Opéra
Ariane opéra 5 acts MendesCatulle Mendès 1906-10-3131 October 1906 Paris, Opéra Garnier
Thérèse drame musical 2 acts ClaretieJules Claretie1907-02-077 February 1907 Monte Carlo, Opéra
Bacchus opéra 4 acts MendesCatulle Mendès1909-05-055 May 1909 Paris, Opéra Garnier
Don Quichotte comédie héroïque 5 acts CainHenri Cain, after Jacques Le Lorrain, Le chevalier de la longue figure1910-02-1919 February 1910 Monte Carlo, Opéra
Roma opéra tragique 5 acts CainHenri Cain, after A. Parodi, Roma vaincue1912-02-1717 February 1912 Monte Carlo, Opéra
Panurge haulte farce musical 3 acts BoukayMaurice Boukay and Georges Spitzmüller, after François Rabelais, La vie inestimable de Gargantua and Faits et dits héroïques du grand Pantagruel1913-04-2525 April 1913 Paris, Théâtre de la Gaîté
Cléopâtre opéra 4 acts PayenLouis Payen (A. Liénard)1914-02-2323 February 1914 Monte Carlo, Opéra

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