Ulysse

Ulysse was billed as a tragedy in five acts and a prologue. Its music was by the elder Rebel, and its libretto was written by Guichard. It was not a very successful work, and it was never revived after its first run. It had its premiere at the Palais-Royal on 23 January 1703. A tale circulated in 1703 to the effect that Guichard had sold the royalties to his work before its production, and after its failure he said, “You cannot judge the worth of my opera without having seen the sixth act: that…