Opera in the Repertoire · Classical
La taupe et les papillons
Music by Étienne Méhul
La taupe et les papillons (The Mole and the Butterflies) is an opera by the French composer Étienne Méhul. It takes the form of a comédie lyrique in one act. The libretto is by Ange-Étienne-Xavier Poisson de La Chabeaussière. Composed in 1797–1798, it was due to be staged at the Théâtre Montansier in 1799 but political censorship meant the opera was never performed.
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About the Composer
Étienne Méhul is the composer of record for this opera.
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Other Operas by Étienne Méhul
- Euphrosine (1790)
- Adrien (1791)
- Cora (1791)
- Horatius Coclès (1794)
- Doria (1795)
- Ariodant (1799)
- Bion (1800)
- L'irato (1801)