| Gismonda | |
| Composer: | Henry Février |
| Image Upright: | 1.3 |
| Language: | French |
| Premiere Location: | Chicago |
Gismonda is a 1919 French-language grand opera in three acts by Henry Février to a libretto by Henri Caïn and Louis Payen based on the 1894 play Gismonda by Victorien Sardou. The planned premiere in Paris was halted by the outbreak of World War I but the composer was given leave from the French army to premiere the opera with Mary Garden in the title role with the Chicago Opera Association on 14 January 1919.[1] [2] Février was also present when the production was then shown in New York City at Loew's Lexington Theatre (demolished in 1960, now a hotel) on January 27 that year.[3] It premiered in Paris at the Opéra-Comique on 15 October of the same year.