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
Found and Lost (opera) Found and Lost (opera) Found and Lost is a one-act opera by Emily Hall, first performed in January 2016, which "straddles the worlds of opera, art installation and promenade theatrical event". The opera, which lasts about 50 minutes, is to a libretto by Matthew Welton. It is described as "an opera installation...written using found texts within Corinthia Hotel London" – these texts include for example checklists for room service staff. The opera was created by the composer whilst she was an artist-in-residence at the Corinthia Hotel in London. The composer's brief was to write an opera to take place in