Méléagre

Méléagre is a lyric tragedy in five acts and a prologue for which François-Antoine Jolly wrote the libretto and Baptistin created the score. It had its premiere at the Palais-Royal on 24 May 1709, but it had to be dropped after 24 performances on 16 July 1709. Although it was never revived, its prologue was used in the production of the pastiche entitled Le Ballet sans titre on 28 May 1726. The prologue presents L’Italie regretting that she is no longer the glory of the universe, a distinction…