''Mademoiselle de Belle-Isle'' is a 1905 opera by Spyridon Samaras to a French-language

libretto A libretto (Italian for "booklet") is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or Musical theatre, musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to the t ...

Paul Milliet Paul Milliet (14 February 1848 – 21 November 1924) was a French playwright and librettist of the Parisian Belle Époque. His opera librettos include Jules Massenet's ''Hérodiade'' (1881) and ''Werther'' (1892), Alfred Bruneau's ''Kérim'' ...

based on the 1839 play by

Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas (, ; ; born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (), 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père (where '' '' is French for 'father', to distinguish him from his son Alexandre Dumas fils), was a French writer ...

. The opera was however premiered in Italian at Genoa with a new Italian text by

Amintore Galli Amyntor Flaminio Claudio Galli (Amintore Galli) (1845–1919) was an Italian composer, musicologist, and journalist. Life He was born in Perticara, Italy on 12 October 1845, but began his musical studies with his uncle Pio Galli in Rimini unti ...

Recording

*''Mademoiselle de Belle-Isle'' (French version) Angelo Simos, Tassis Christoyannis, Pavlos Maropoulos, Pantelis Kontos, Kaval Choir of Sofia, Pazardzhik Symphony Orchestra, Byron Fidetzis Naxos 2CD 2020

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* * 1905 operas Operas by Spyros Samaras French-language operas Operas based on plays Operas based on works by Alexandre Dumas Operas {{French-opera-stub