| La circassienne | |
|---|---|
| Opéra comique by Daniel Auber | |
 Mademoiselle Monrose as Olga | |
| Librettist | |
| Language | French |
| Based on | Louvet de Couvrai's Une année de la vie du chevalier de Faublas |
| Premiere | 2 February 1861 Salle Favart, Paris |
La circassienne (The Circassian Woman) is an opera (opéra comique) in three acts composed by Daniel Auber to a French-language libretto by Eugène Scribe based on Louvet de Couvrai's 1787 novel Une année de la vie du chevalier de Faublas. It was premiered on 2 February 1861 by the Opéra-Comique at the second Salle Favart in Paris. Set in Russia during the Russian-Circassian War, the opera was also known under the titles Morte d'amour (Died of Love), La révolte au Sérail (The Revolt in the Seraglio), Alexis, and Faublas.[1]
- ^ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "La circassienne, 2 February 1861". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).