Cymon

Cymon is a five-act opera composed by Michael Arne, with a libretto by David Garrick.^[1]

Cymon and Iphigenia is a novella taken from Boccaccio's Decamerone (day five, first tale) and developed later by the poet and dramatist John Dryden. Cymon tells the story of a captive prince who falls in love with a shepherdess named Sylvia. The prince's captor, Urganda, threatens to punish Sylvia, but Merlin the magician frustrates her plans, allowing the lovers to unite.^[1]

Cymon was first performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, on 2 January 1767. A subsequent 64 performances, in seven seasons, made it Michael Arne's biggest success.^[1]