Electre

Electre was billed as a tragedy in three acts at the Royal Academy of Music on 2 July 1782. Its score was by Lemoyne, and its libretto was the work of Nicolas-François Guillard . Unfortunately, it failed to win the approval of audiences and had to be dropped from repertory on 3 December 1782 after its ninth billing, although it had been provided with a new ballet on 13 August. Most critics and many theatregoers objected to the violence it depicted on the stage. Oreste appears with six Furies to…