Célime

Célime is a ballet in a single act with a libretto by François de Chennevières and music by Herbain . It enjoyed only 20 performances during its first and only run extending from its premiere at the Palais-Royal on 28 September 1756 to 10 February 1757. The curtain rises to disclose the temple of Indifference in a forest, where Célime decides to flee from love to preserve her freedom. After two divertissements featuring some followers of Bacchus, a band of hunters, and the retinue of L’Amour…