Pomone (opera)
1671 Opera by Robert Cambert / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pomone (Pomona) is a pastoral opera in a prologue and five acts by Robert Cambert with a libretto by Pierre Perrin. It has been described as "effectively the first French opera."[1] It was first performed in Paris at the Jeu de Paume de la Bouteille theatre belonging to Cambert and Perrin's Académie d'Opéra on 3 March 1671. The production had ballets choreographed by Des Brosses[2] and sets and machinery designed by Alexandre de Rieux, marquis de Sourdéac.[3] The novelty of the work drew large audiences and the opera enjoyed 146 performances over the eight months of its run.[4] The score of Pomone has only partially survived.[1]