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Pénélope
is an opera in three acts by the French composer
Gabriel Fauré
. The French-language
libretto
, by
René Fauchois
, is based on
Homer
's
Odyssey
. Dedicated to
Camille Saint-Saëns
, the opera was first performed at the
Salle Garnier
, Monte Carlo, in March 1913. This
lithograph
poster was designed by
Georges Rochegrosse
for the 1913 Paris premiere of
Pénélope
at the
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
.
Poster credit:
Georges Rochegrosse
; restored by
Adam Cuerden
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