Hercule mourant

Hercule mourant is a lyric tragedy in five acts with a libretto by Marmontel and a score by Dauvergne. It was given its world premiere at the Opéra in Paris on 3 April 1761, and it enjoyed only a moderate degree of success with its first and only run of 19 performances ending on 17 May 1761. Its daily receipts fell as low as 501 livres 10 sous on 5 May 1761, and less than a thousand livres was left at the box office on four other occasions. Sophie Arnould was cast as Iole in the premiere of…