Aréthuse

Aréthuse is an opéra-ballet in three acts and a prologue. Its score was written by André Campra; Antoine Danchet created its libretto and entitled its three entrées Les Enfers, La Mer, La Terre. It was billed initially at the Palais-Royal on 14 July 1701. Its first run of 28 performances closed on 13 September of the same year. It was brought back to the theatre in 1758 with a revised libretto by Danchet and new music by Dauvergne. The prologue of Campra’s work is set in the gardens of Marly…