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.
A subsequent 64 performances, in seven seasons, made it Michael Arne's biggest success.