Les Mamelles de Tirésias
opera by Poulenc
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Les Mamelles de Tirésias is a surreal opera-bouffe by Francis Poulenc, with a libretto by the French poet Guillaume Apollinaire. The opera, first performed in 1917, is a humorous and sardonic work that draws inspiration from the myth of Tiresias, the blind seer of Thebes who lived as both a man and a woman. The opera's title translates to "The Breasts of Tiresias," hinting at its themes of transformation and gender fluidity, which are central to the Tiresias myth.12
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