Oedipe à Colone

Oedipe à Colone was offered as an opera in three acts. Dedicated to the queen, it had its premiere at Versailles on 4 January 1786, and it was not mounted at Paris until 1 February 1787. The music was by Sacchini, the words were by Guillard, and Pierre-Gabriel Gardel was responsible for the ballet. This work proved to be Sacchini’s masterpiece, and it was acclaimed right from the moment of its Paris premiere only a few months after the death of its composer. Its success was abetted by its…