 Actéon (opera)

Actéon ("Actaeon") is a "Pastorale" in the form of a miniature "tragédie en musique" in six scenes by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Opus H 481 & H 481a, based on a Greek myth.It is highly unlikely that this opera was written for performance at the Hôtel de Guise, the palatial Parisian residence of Marie de Lorraine, Duchess of Guise, Charpentier's protectress.