Pizarre ou la conquête du Pérou

Pizarre ou la conquête du Pérou was presented as a lyric tragedy in five acts with a score by Pierre Candeille . The printed libretto does not mention the author of the poem set by Candeille , but Lajarte suggests that Charles-Pierre Duplessis created this text that was criticized severely for its lack of substance. The choreography was most probably established by Pierre-Gabriel Gardel who led the Peruvian ballet in the final act. The work had its world premiere at the Opéra on 3 May 1785. The…