Philemon et Baucis

Philemon et Baucis is a heroic ballet in a single act with a score by Gossec and words by Chabanon de Maugris . It had its premiere at the Palais-Royal on 26 September 1775 with Aléxis et Daphné, and it ran on for 16 consecutive programs with this latter work. It was revived for the fragments of 14 November 1775 and given finally with Ninette à la cour on 13 and 18 April 1780. The ballet opens with an orgy attended by voluptuously dressed diners celebrating the joys of good food and drink at a…