The composer in 1900, photographed by
Pierre Petit
Librettist
Lucien Augé de Lassus
Language
French
Phryné is an 1893 opéra comique in 2 acts by
Camille Saint-Saëns to a libretto by Lucien Augé de Lassus, based on the life of ancient Greek courtesane
Phryne.[1]
Cast
Phryné (soprano)
Lampito, esclave de Phryné (soprano)
Dicéphile, archonte (bass)
Nicias, neveu de Dicéphile (tenor)
Cynalopex (tenor)
Agoragine (bass)
Recordings
PhrynéDenise Duval, Nadine Sautereau, Andre Vessieres, Michel Hamel, Orchestre Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F., Chorale Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F.
Jules Gressier. 1960
Phryné was scheduled for revival and recording in June 2021 at the
Musée du Louvre by the
Opéra de Rouen Orchestra in partnership with the
Palazzetto Bru Zane, but cancelled due to the corona pandemic.[2]
References
^Sabina Teller Ratner Camille Saint-Saëns, 1835–1921: A Thematic Catalogue of His Complete Works 0198163207 2002