Modeste Mignon

The first part of Modeste Mignon is based on a traditional species of folktale known as La fille mal gardée ('The Ill-Watched Girl'), in which a young woman takes a lover despite the close attentions of her guardians, who are determined to preserve her chastity for a more suitable match. Modeste Mignon, a young provincial woman of romantic temperament, imagines herself to be in love with the famou...