Chérubin
| Chérubin | |
|---|---|
| comédie chantée by Jules Massenet | |
Poster for the première of Chérubin (1905) | |
| Librettist | |
| Language | French |
| Based on | Chérubin by Croisset |
| Premiere | |
Chérubin is an opera (comédie chantée) in three acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Francis de Croisset and Henri Cain after de Croisset's play of the same name. It was first performed at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo on 14 February 1905, with Mary Garden in the title role.
The story is a light-hearted addition to Beaumarchais' Figaro plays, the action taking place soon after that of The Marriage of Figaro, and imagines festivities in celebration of Chérubin's first military commission and seventeenth birthday. A farcical romp ensues, brought on by Chérubin lusting after each of the female characters and inspiring general confusion.