Les Amours de Vénus

Les Amours de Vénus, also called Les Amours de Mars et de Vénus, is an opéra-ballet in three acts and a prologue with a libretto by Antoine Danchet and a score by André Campra. It had its premiere on 6 September 1712, and its first run lasted until 9 October 1712 for a total of 15 billings. It was never revived in its entirety, but its prologue was mounted with Les Festes vénitiennes on 15 October 1712. Lajarte reports that the prologue was included among the Nouveaux Fragments of 29 July 1729…