Les Festes de Thalie

Les Festes de Thalie is an opéra-ballet in three entrées and a prologue that stands as a milestone in the history of the evolution of French opera because it was the first lyric comedy produced by the Royal Academy of Music: its characters employed current French in their speech and appeared on the stage in contemporary dress. Jean-Joseph Mouret composed its musical score, and Joseph de Lafont created its libretto. When it was mounted initially on 19 August 1714, it was composed of a prologue…