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Phryné
Opéra comique by Camille Saint-Saëns
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 courtesan Phryne. The role of Phryne was initiated by Sibyl Sanderson.

Cast

• Phryné (soprano)
• Lampito, esclave de Phryné (soprano)
• Dicéphile, archonte (bass)
• Nicias, neveu de Dicéphile (tenor)
• Cynalopex (tenor)
• Agoragine (bass)

Recordings

• Phryné Denise 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.

References

1. Sabina Teller Ratner Camille Saint-Saëns, 1835–1921: A Thematic Catalogue of His Complete Works 0198163207 2002
2. Laura McClure, Phryne of Thespiae: Courtesan, Muse, and Myth 2024. p.14
3. Bru Zane

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List of compositions
Operas	Le timbre d'argent (1865) La princesse jaune (1872) Samson and Delilah (1877) "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" Étienne Marcel (1879) Henry VIII (1883) Proserpine (1887) Ascanio (1890) Phryné (1893) Frédégonde (1895) Les barbares (1901) Hélène (1904) L'ancêtre (1905) Déjanire (1911)
Symphonies	Symphony No. 1 (1853) Symphony in F major (Urbs Roma) (1856) Symphony No. 2 (1859) Symphony No. 3 (Organ Symphony) (1886)
Concertos	Piano Piano Concerto No. 1 (1858) Piano Concerto No. 2 (1868) Piano Concerto No. 3 (1869) Piano Concerto No. 4 (1875) Africa (1891) Piano Concerto No. 5 (The Egyptian) (1896) Other Violin Concerto No. 2 (1858) Violin Concerto No. 1 (1859) Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (1863) Cello Suite (1866) Cello Concerto No. 1 (1872) Violin Concerto No. 3 (1880) Havanaise (1887) Cello Concerto No. 2 (1902) Organ Concerto (Cyprès et lauriers) (1919)
Orchestra works	Le Rouet d'Omphale (1872) Danse macabre (1874) Suite algérienne (1880)
Chamber music	Piano Quartet in E major (1853) Piano Quintet (1855/1857) Suite for Cello and Piano (1862) Piano Trio No. 1 (1864) Serenade in E♭ major (1865) Romance, Op. 37 (1871) Cello Sonata No. 1 (1871) Piano Quartet in B♭ major (1875) Septet (1881) Violin Sonata No. 1 (1885) The Carnival of the Animals (1886) Le cygne Caprice sur des airs danois et russes (1887) Piano Trio No. 2 (1891) Violin Sonata No. 2 (1896) Barcarolle (1897) Cello Sonata No. 2 (1905) Cavatine (1915) Oboe Sonata (1921) Clarinet Sonata (1921) Bassoon Sonata (1921)
Vocal music	Oratorio de Noël (1858) Le Déluge (1875) Requiem (1878) The Promised Land (1913)
Ballet	Javotte (1896)
Film score	The Assassination of the Duke of Guise (1908)
Related	Camille Awards
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