Démophon

Démophon was presented as a lyric opera in three acts with music by Vogel , a libretto by Desriaux , and ballets supervised by Pierre-Gabriel Gardel. It was not mounted until 22 September 1789, but its overture had already been played at concerts. It was applauded vigorously at first, but, like Marmontel’s Démophon of 1788, its intrigue was based upon the well known Demofoonte of Pietro Metastasio , and it did not have enough freshness to continue beyond 23 performances. There were a number of…