“La Fontaine d'Aréthuse” opens with what has been described as a “shimmering wash of sound in the piano, octave leaps in the left hand passing above and below repeated chords in the right,” a tune which apparently suggests the splashing waters of a fountain. The story “told” by the music involves a naked water goddess on the river shore, who is pursued by a hunter, before disappearing into thin air to join her water once again.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| SSabine EarlAréthuse, the nymph | Aréthuse, the nymph |
| MMichel GevelAlphée, the hunter | Alphée, the hunter |
| TTasso JanopouloPianist | Pianist |
| JJacques ThibaudViolonist | Violonist |