CANDEILLE: Castor et Pollux

CANDEILLE: Castor et Pollux 14 June. Paris, O. P.J.J. Bernard’s text (first set to music by Rameau, see 1737). Five acts. Candeille re-scored and retained some pieces of Rameau’s original music. Successful in Paris; Louis xvi and Marie Antoinette attended a performance on 20 September 1791 (the last time they went to the Académie Royale de Musique ). Revived in Paris 18 October 1796 and 28 December 1814.