 St. François in turn was one of the inspirations for Kaija Saariaho's "L'amour de loin" (2000).Denisov's "L'écume des jours" (1981) is an adaptation of the novel by Boris Vian.Philippe Boesmans' "Julie" (2005, after Strindberg's "Miss Julie") was commissioned by the Théâtre de la Monnaie of Brussels, an important center for French opera even in Lully's day.