La Création du monde

La Création du monde, an oratorio in three parts and an introduction, had the score by Joseph Haydn and the libretto by Van Swieten that Joseph-Alexandre de Ségur translated into French for the first performance of this work at the Opéra on 24 December 1800. The composition enjoyed an enthusiastic reception in the French capital, where it was presented by a chorus of 50 voices and an orchestra of 156 pieces. After a portrayal of Chaos in the introduction, the first part of La Création du monde…