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La Belle et la Bête is an opera for ensemble and film, composed in 1994 by Philip Glass based on a libretto in French by the composer according to the script of the film by Jean Cocteau released in 1946. This is the second part of a trilogy in homage to the French poet after Orphée (1993) and before Les Enfants terribles (1996). The first preview performance of the work took place on 4 June 1994 in Seville, with Michael Riesman conducting. The world premiere performance of the work took place on 21 June 1994 in Gibellina.