La création du monde, op. 81
Ballet
La Création du monde, Op. 81a, is a 15-minute-long ballet composed by Darius Milhaud in 1922–23 to a libretto by Blaise Cendrars, which outlines the creation of the world based on African folk mythology. The premiere took place on 25 October 1923 at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris.
Recommended recordings
- Orchestre National de France · Leonard Bernstein YouTubeSpotify (subscription)
- Ensemble InterContemporain · Pierre Boulez YouTubeSpotify (subscription)