Callirhoé

Callirhoé is a lyric tragedy in five acts and a prologue for which André-Cardinal Destouches created the musical score. Pierre-Charles Roy wrote the libretto. Along with Philomèle and Bradamante, produced in 1705 and 1707, Callirhoé established Roy’s reputation as one of the foremost lyricists and librettists in the closing years of Louis XIV’s seemingly endless reign. It was given without interruption no fewer than 39 times between its premiere on 27 December 1712 and the close of its first…