Julien (opera)
Julien, ou La vie du poète (Julien, or The Poet's Life) is a poème lyrique, or opera, by composer Gustave Charpentier. The work is devised in a prologue and four acts and uses a French libretto by the composer. Julien is a sequel to Charpentier's Louise (1900) and describes the artistic aspirations of Louise's suitor Julien. The opera premiered in Paris at the Salle Favart on 4 June 1913.
| Julien, ou La vie du poète | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Gustave Charpentier | |
Enrico Caruso as Julien and Geraldine Farrar as Louise in the 1914 Metropolitan Opera production | |
| Librettist | Gustave Charpentier |
| Language | French |
| Premiere | 4 June 1913 Salle Favart, Paris |
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