Le Pouvoir de l’amour

Le Pouvoir de l’amour was billed as a heroic ballet in three acts and a prologue with a score by Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer and a libretto by Lefebvre de Saint-Marc It had its world premiere at the Opéra on 23 April 1743, and it starred Mme Le Maure in the female lead opposite the three great male vocalists of the period: MM. Jélyotte, François Decombe Albert , and Chassé de Chinais. Also, Mlle Fel and Coupé appeared in the prologue, while Mlle Camargo , Dupré , and Jean-Barthélémy Lany were…