Céphale et Procris

Céphale et Procris is a lyric tragedy in five acts and a prologue with a musical score by Mme Elizabeth Jacquet de La Guerre and a libretto by Jean-François Duché de Vancy. It was performed initially on 15 March 1694 at the Palais-Royal, and its first run terminated before 1 October 1694. It was never revived, and the labored quality of the libretto and its diffuse intrigue doubtlessly contributed to its lack of popularity. The prologue of Céphale et Procris presents Flore, Pan, Nerée, and…