Didon

Didon was produced for the first time on 11 September 1693 at the Palais-Royal. A lyric tragedy in five acts and a prologue, its musical score was by Henri Desmarets, and its libretto was the first poem written for the Royal Academy of Music by a woman, Mme Gillot de Sainctonge. Didon was only partially successful and was never revived, although it was staged with all available talent during its first and only run in the autumn of 1693. Marthe Le Rochois sang the title-rôle, and Mlle Moreau…