Grisélidis
Grisélidis is an opera (described as a 'conte lyrique') in three acts and a prologue by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Armand Silvestre and Eugène Morand. It is based on the play by the same authors first performed at the Comédie-Française on 15 May 1891, which is drawn from the medieval tale of 'patient Grissil'. The story is set in 14th century Provence, and concerns the shepherdess, Grisélidis, and a number of attempts by the Devil to lure her into infidelity. Grisélidis' loyalty to her husband, The Marquis, is strong, however, and the devil is vanquished.

Massenet began composition in 1894, completing it by the end of that year, but revising it in the autumn 1898 prior to discussing a potential production with Albert Carré. It was first performed at the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 20 November 1901, with Lucienne Bréval in the title role. The piece achieved 50 performances in the first six months at the Opéra-Comique, was withdrawn from the repertory in 1906, and in a half-century had been seen there 73 times.

According to Rodney Milnes, "Grisélidis", on its own terms, is one of Massenet’s most successful operas and does not deserve neglect: the action moves swiftly, the instrumentation is economic and delicate, and the melodies unconstrained, with a skilful mixture of comedy and sentiment, and a vocally rewarding title role.
Q1344
opera
Concept
Q35954
conte lyrique
UNK
Q194436
Jules Massenet
PER
Q131084
libretto
Concept
Q2058470
Armand Silvestre
PER
None
Eugène Morand
UNK
Q61460498
Comédie-Française
LOC
Q1547053
'patient Grissil'
MEDIA
Q101081
Provence
LOC
Q2831021
Albert Carré
PER
Q872222
Opéra-Comique
ORG
Q3265765
Lucienne Bréval
PER
Q7357008
Rodney Milnes
PER
Q3006581
Grisélidis
MEDIA
Q3006581
Grisélidis
MEDIA
Q3006581
Grisélidis
MEDIA
Q3006581
Grisélidis
MEDIA
1891-05-15T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
15 May 1891
DATE
1894-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1894
DATE
1898-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1898
DATE
1901-11-20T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
20 November 1901
DATE
1906-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1906
DATE
+14^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
14
NUMBER
+50^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
50
NUMBER
+73^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
73
NUMBER
instance of
composer
librettist
location of first performance
date of first performance
genre