In between Le roi malgré lui and Manon, which one was first performed at the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 19 January 1884?
Le roi malgré lui Le roi malgré lui ("King in Spite of Himself" or "The reluctant king") is an opéra-comique in three acts by Emmanuel Chabrier of 1887 with an original libretto by Emile de Najac and Paul Burani. The opera is revived occasionally, but has not yet found a place in repertory.
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.