Aline, reine de Golconde

Aline, reine de Golconde, also called La Reine de Golconde, is a heroic ballet in three acts with a score by Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny and a libretto by Michel-Jean Sedaine. The libretto does not carry Monsigny’s name on account of his position in the household of the duke d’Orléans. The work was performed initially at the Royal Academy of Music on 15 April 1766, and it was revised for a second run at the same theatre on 26 May 1772. Musicologists have overlooked its second revival in 1779. M…