L'abandon d'Ariane L'abandon d'Ariane L'abandon d'Ariane Op. 98 ("The Abandonment of Ariane" or, in German, "Die Verlassene Ariadne") is an opera in one act by Darius Milhaud to a French libretto by Henri Hoppenot, based on Greek mythology. It is the second of three "Opéras-Minutes" (Mini-Operas) that Milhaud composed. It came between "L'Enlèvement d'Europe" Op. 94 and "La Délivrance de Thésée" Op. 99, with librettos also by Henri Hoppenot (1891–1977), a French diplomat. The three operas together last about twenty-seven minutes. The first performance of the trilogy - "L'Enlèvement d'Europe", "L'Abandon d'Ariane" and "La Délivrance de Thésée" - was at the Hessisches
La chartreuse de Parme (opera) La chartreuse de Parme (opera) Armand Lunel was a teacher of philosophy in a lycée in Monaco who also carved out a career as a writer. As well as novels, he also wrote operatic libretti. In 1923 he had written the libretto of "Les Malheurs d'Orphée" for his friend Darius Milhaud, followed by "Esther de Carpentras". Sauguet was introduced to Lunel by Milhaud at the time of the premiere of "Les Malheurs d'Orphée" in Paris and met him again in 1927 during the preparations for Sauguet's ballet "La Chatte" for the Ballets Russes. The composition of "La Chartreuse de Parme"