Phryné is an 1893 opéra comique in 2 acts by Camille Saint-Saëns to a libretto by Lucien Augé de Lassus, based on the life of ancient Greek courtesan Phryne.Sabina Teller Ratner Camille Saint-Saëns, 1835–1921: A Thematic Catalogue of His Complete Works 0198163207 2002 The role of Phryne was initiated by Sibyl Sanderson.Laura McClure, Phryne of Thespiae: Courtesan, Muse, and Myth 2024. p.14
Cast Phryné (soprano) Lampito, esclave de Phryné (soprano) Dicéphile, archonte (bass) Nicias, neveu de Dicéphile (tenor) Cynalopex (tenor) Agoragine (bass)
Recordings Phryné Denise Duval, Nadine Sautereau, Andre Vessieres, Michel Hamel, Orchestre Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F., Chorale Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F. Jules Gressier. 1960 Phryné was scheduled for revival and recording in June 2021 at the Musée du Louvre by the Opéra de Rouen Orchestra in partnership with the Palazzetto Bru Zane, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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