: " ," by Telemann (Hamburg, 1724); u Omphale," by Destouches (Paris, 1701); "Omphale," by Cardonne (Paris, 1769); * Omphale,'' by the Conte Laville de Lace'pede (about 1 77 1). The "Om- phale'' of Destouches was twice parodied, — " Hercule filant" and " Fan- fale." "La Nouvelle Omphale," by Floquet, cited by Riemann, has no more to do with the old legend than has the charming story " Omphale," by Gautier, indeed not so much, for in the latter the Lydian queen is in- troduced in tapestry. " La Veuve Omphale," by Barbier (about 1875), was not performed. And mention may be made of " and Omphale," pantomime, by W. Reeve (London, 1794): " Ercole in Lidia," by Rovetta (Venice, 1745) and by Mayr (Vienna, 1803); " et Omphale," by Aimon (about 1820, but not performed); "Hercule aux Pieds d'Omphale," by Roques (Paris, 1869). "," probably by Cavalli, was performed at the Tuileries, Paris, in 1662 but was Omphale the heroine? ; *

In more recent years Omphale has queened it both in and in opera-bouffe.

She is the heroine of " Astarte'," an opera in four acts, text by Louis de Gramont, music by Xavier Leroux (1863-), produced at the Ope'ra,

Paris, Feb. 15, 190 1, when she was impersonated by Meyriane Heglon. Hercules with a band of followers invades Lydia to convert Omphale, a worshipper of the goddess Astarte, whose altar is at Lesbos. He and his men fall madly in love with the queen and her attendants. He abjures his own faith, grovels at her feet, and — of all things in the world — would fain marry her. Omphale is flattered by Hercules' devotion ; but the

High Priest of Astarte tells her that the day she becomes the wife of the hero, that day he must die. A stranger is announced : 'tis young , who brings the shirt given by Nessus to Deianeira, the wife of Hercules:

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