Antigone (Honegger)
Antigone is an opera (tragédie musicale) in three acts by Arthur Honegger to a French libretto by Jean Cocteau based on the tragedy Antigone by Sophocles. Honegger composed the opera between 1924 and 1927. It premiered on 28 December 1927 at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie with sets designed by Pablo Picasso and costumes by Coco Chanel.
| Antigone | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Arthur Honegger | |
Émile Colonne as Créon in the 1927 premiere | |
| Librettist | Jean Cocteau |
| Language | French |
| Based on | Sophocles' Antigone |
| Premiere | |
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