Mahomet II

Mahomet II was billed as a lyric tragedy or an opera in three acts with music by Louis Jadin, a libretto by Saulnier , and choreography by Pierre-Gabriel Gardel. It had its world premiere at the Opéra on 10 August 1803, but the public rejected it, and it had to be dropped from the repertory after its third performance on 19 August 1803. The curtain rises on Mahomet II with Racima not only promising to take vengeance upon Eronime for stealing Mahomet’s love but also swearing to slay Mahomet for…