Dardanus

Dardanus is a lyric tragedy in five acts and a prologue with a score by Rameau and words by Le Clerc de La Bruère that had its premiere at the Royal Academy of Music on 19 November 1739, and the unpublished Journal de l’Opéra lists its performance on 26 January 1740 as its 26th representation. Rameau’s composition did not have its 27th staging until its revival on 15 April 1760, when it enjoyed a sudden burst of popularity with 36 billings, and by November 1760 it had been given on 62 programs…