Camille, Reine des Volsques

Camille, Reine des Volsques is a lyric tragedy in five acts and a prologue with music by André Campra and words by Antoine Danchet (see seventeenth-century volume for Campra and Danchet). It had its premiere on 9 November 1717, and it is probable that Camille was mounted on fifteen dates during its first run. Campra’s work was revived, but not until 22 September 1761. It was billed on seventeen consecutive programs during this revival, and it was then alternated with Armide for another six…