Phaéton

Phaéton is the first lyric tragedy by Jean-Baptiste Lully and Philippe Quinault to have its world premiere at Versailles, where it was mounted initially and without machinery on 6 January 1683. It was produced for the first time at the Palais-Royal on 27 April 1683, and its first run was interrupted only by the death of the queen on 30 July 1683. It was brought back to the stage at the end of the period of mourning thirty days later and continued its run until 12 or 13 January 1684. Fanchon…