Mignon (Overture) - Ambroise Thomas

'Mignon' is an 'opéra comique' in three acts from the French composer Ambroise Thomas. The original French libretto was by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on Goethe's novel 'Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre'. Thomas's goddaughter Mignon Nevada was named after the main character. Nowadays, the opera is not performed very much but the overture from the opera became successful in the concert repertoire all over the world.