''Un jardin sur l'Oronte'' ("A Garden on the Orontes") is an

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(" lyric drama") in four acts and eight tableaux by Alfred Bachelet to a French

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adapted by Franc-Nohain from a novel of the same name by

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. The premiere took place on 7 November 1932 at the

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in Paris, France.

Performance history

''Un jardin sur l'Oronte'' was premiered at the

in Paris on 7 November 1932 with Suzanne Balguerie in the title role. It was conducted by

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, with sets and costumes designed by and executed by Mouveau, Solatgès and Mathieu, and a choreography by Léo Staats.

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