Télémaque

Télémaque was billed as a tragedy in five acts and a prologue. It was designated frequently as “fragments from the moderns” and had its premiere at the Palais-Royal on 11 November 1704. Its first run lasted through 13 January 1705 for 37 representations. It was heard on 16 November 1704 by the dauphin in the company of the duchess de Bourgogne, the duke de Berry, and the princess de Conty, but it was never taken to Versailles or Fontainebleau. Campra and Danchet were responsible for its…