L’Inauguration du temple de la victoire

L’Inauguration du temple de la victoire was presented as an intermède of mixed songs and dances in honor of Napoleon. It was staged initially on 2 January 1807 at the Imperial Academy of Music with a libretto by Baour-Lormian and a score by Lesueur and Persuis . Pierre-Gabriel Gardel was responsible for the ballets. It was a very brief composition resembling a cantata, but it enjoyed a generous budget and presented a sumptuous spectacle, although it was dropped from the repertory after its…