Ariane (Massenet)

Ariane
Opera by Jules Massenet
Poster by Albert Maignan for the opera's première
Librettist	Catulle Mendès
Language	French
Based on	Ariadne
Premiere	31 October 1906 (1906-10-31) Palais Garnier, Paris

Ariane is an opera in five acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Catulle Mendès after Greek mythology (the tale of Ariadne). It was first performed at the Palais Garnier in Paris on 31 October 1906, with Lucienne Bréval in the title role.^[1]