at that time). The commission by Léonide Massine was originally entrusted to Roger Désormière, but for lack of time Désormière asked his friend Rosenthal to take over the project. Rosenthal was initially reluctant, but fulfilled the commission. Massine rejected the score but, after arbitration by Igor Stravinsky, finally accepted the work and choreographed the ballet, which turned out to be a major success. He also orchestrated works by Federico Mompou and Ravel. He was a fluent composer of choral and sacred works, such as La Pietà d'Avignon (1943), Trois pièces liturgiques (1944) and Missa Deo gratias (1953). Parts of his Saint François d'Assise may have influenced Olivier Messiaen, who wrote an extensive opera on the same subject. In 1965 his serious opera Hop, Signor! was a disappointment in Toulouse and at the Opéra-Comique. Works Stage works Rayon des soieries, 1923-1926, opéra bouffe in one act Un baiser pour rien ou La folle du logis, 1928-1929, ballet in one act Les Bootleggers, 1932, comédie musicale in one act La Poule noire, 1933-1937, comédie musicale in one act Gaîté Parisienne, 1938, ballet in one act d’après Offenbach Que le diable l'emporte, 1948, ballet in one act Les femmes au tombeau, 1956, drame lyrique in one act Hop, Signor! 1957-1961, drame lyrique in three acts Orchestral Sérénade, 1927 Jeanne d'Arc, 1934–36 Les petits métiers, 1933 (Le Maréchal ferrant, L’Herboriste, Le Montreur de Marionnettes, Le Veilleur de Nuit, Le Facteur Déodat, Le Barbier, La Marchande d’Oublies, Le Rémouleur, La Nounou, Le petit Télégraphiste) Musique de table, 1941 (Entrée de Convives, Salade russe, Matelote d’Anguilles, Quenelles lyonnaises, Filet de Bœuf, Jardinière de Légumes, Cuissot de Chevreuil, Salade de Saison, Fromage de Montagne, Bombe glacée, Corbeille de fruits, Café, Liqueurs, Cigares, Conversations d’après diner) Noce Villageoise, 1941 Symphonies de Noël, 1947 Magic Manhattan, 1948 Symphony in C, 1949 Offenbachiana, 1953 Rondes Françaises, 1955 Vocal, choral Saint François d'Assise, 1936–39 Trois burlesques, 1941 La pietà d’Avignon, 1943 Cantate pour le temps de la Nativité, 1943–44 Deux sonnets de Jean Cassou, 1944 A choeur vaillant, 1952–53 Missa Deo Gratias, 1953 Trois pièces liturgiques, 1958 Instrumental Sonatine for two violins and piano, 1922 Saxophone-Marmelade, 1929 Les Soirées du Petit Juas, string quartet, 1942 Aesopi Convivium (violin, piano, orchestra), 1947-1948 Selected recordings Debussy: Orchestral works - Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, Images pour orchestre, Jeux, Nocturnes, La Mer; Orchestra of the Opéra de Paris, conducted by Manuel Rosenthal. VEGA Ravel: