Nephtali ou les Ammonites

Nephtali ou les Ammonites was billed as an opera in three acts with a score by Blangini, a libretto by Aignan, and choreography by Pierre-Gabriel Gardel. It had its world premiere at the Imperial Academy of Music on 15 April 1806, and it became popular enough to enjoy 25 performances between the date of its first representation and 18 October 1807. It was returned to the stage for a single performance on 3 January 1809, but it was not greeted with the enthusiasm that it had inspired previously…