Lucas et Laurette

Lucas et Laurette was billed as a ballet in a single act with a score by Lefebvre and choreography by Milon . It had its premiere on 2 June 1803 on a benefit program for Mme Marie-Françoise-Thérèse Vestris that also presented Racine’s Esther with Mlle Duchesnois in the title role. The Journal de l’Opéra records that the unusual sum of 19,911 francs 6 centimes was left at the box office on this date, but the beneficiary received only 18,095 francs 10 centimes because of expenses. The work was…