Les Danaïdes

Les Danaïdes was billed as a lyric tragedy in five acts. The libretto attributes the music to Gluck and Salieri , but the former composer insisted that the score was the work of his pupil Salieri. The libretto was written by Le Bailly du Roullet and baron de Tschudi . It had its world premiere before royalty at the Opéra on 26 April 1784, and it remained in the repertory for three years to enjoy 30 performances by 17 November 1786. It was brought back to the stage every year between 1817 and…