| Le jongleur de Notre-Dame | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Jules Massenet | |
 Poster for the first Paris production (1904), depicting the closing scene | |
| Librettist | Maurice Léna |
| Language | French |
| Based on | "Le Jongleur de Notre Dame" by Anatole France |
| Premiere | 18 February 1902 |
Le jongleur de Notre-Dame is a three-act opera (labelled in the programme as Miracle in Three Acts) by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Maurice Léna.[1] It was first performed at the Opéra Garnier in Monte Carlo on 18 February 1902.[2] It is one of five operas Massenet set in the Middle Ages, the others being Le Cid (1885), Esclarmonde (1889), Grisélidis (1901), and Panurge (1913).[3]
- ^ For detailed context relating to the composer, composition, and early response to the opera, see Ziolkowski 2018, pp. 3–84.
- ^ Milnes, R., "Le jongleur de Notre-Dame". In: The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Macmillan, London and New York, 1997.
- ^ Ziolkowski 2018, p. 22.