Proserpine

Proserpine was the first composition produced by Jean-Baptiste Lully and Philippe Quinault after the latter had been banished from Court through the influence of Mme de Montespan. Quinault was back in favor by June 1679, and Proserpine had its first performance at Saint-Germain en Laye on 3 February 1680. It was billed at the Palais-Royal for the first time on 15 November 1680, and its first run extended into March of the following year. It was revived twice during the reign of Louis XIV: 31…