Fernand Cortez

Fernand Cortez is an opera in three acts for which Etienne Jouy and Esménard wrote the libretto scored by Spontini. This work based upon Alexis Piron’s tragedy with the same title had its premiere on 28 November 1809, and its first run lasted until 24 January 1812. It enjoyed exactly two dozen representations during this 1809-12 interval, but it was revived in 1817 for three consecutive billings on 28, 30 May and 2 June. A renewed interest in the opera encouraged management to mount it on 18…