Euthyme et Lyris

Euthyme et Lyris was presented as a heroic ballet in a single act with a scenario by Bouthillier and a score by Léopold-Bastien Desormery. It had its world premiere at the Royal Academy of Music on 1 October 1776 with Arueris, an entrée from Rameau’s Les Festes de L’Hymen et de l’Amour and Apelle et Campaspe. As a segment of this spectacle coupé, Desormery’s work enjoyed 15 performances before being dropped at the end of its first run on 8 December 1776. At its world premiere, Sophie Arnould…