Ariane dans l’île de Naxos

Ariane dans l’île de Naxos, a brief opera, was given for the first time on a program of fragments at the Porte Saint-Martin opera house on 24 September 1782. It proved popular, and its brevity made it easily adaptable to the short programs offered by the company in the decade before the Revolution. It was mounted on 11 other occasions during the remainder of 1782, and it continued for nine more performances in 1783. It was revived in 1785 (five performances), 1786 (two performances), 1789…