Arion

Arion is a lyric tragedy in five acts and a prologue. Jean-Baptiste Matho wrote its musical score, and Louis Fuzelier did its libretto. It was never revived, but it did enjoy 28 performances during its only run from its premiere at the Palais-Royal on 10 April 1714 to its final representation on 29 May 1714. The prologue is simple and opens with Venus encouraging her idle Amours to sleep as long as Mars continues to trouble the world. La Victoire announces that peace has been restored, however…