Les Huguenots is an opera in five acts by Giacomo Meyerbeer. One of the most popular and spectacular examples of grand opera, it sets a French-language libretto by Eugène Scribe and Émile Deschamps and premiered in Paris on 29 February 1836. This watercolour illustration shows the costume designs by Eugène Du Faget for the first performance of Les Huguenots. The three roles depicted and the premiere cast, from left to right, are Marguerite (Julie Dorus-Gras), Raoul (Adolphe Nourrit) and Valentine (Cornélie Falcon).Illustration credit: Eugène Du Faget; restored by Adam Cuerden