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L'Homme et son désir


L'Homme et son désir, Op. 48, is a ballet composed by Darius Milhaud from 1917–18, based on a scenario of Paul Claudel. It was written in Brazil, where Milhaud had accompanied Claudel as a secretary when the latter was appointed ambassador to Rio de Janeiro.

The ballet is composed of eight parts played as a single movement:

A typical performance lasts around 20 minutes.



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