This event is in the past.It took place on May 30, 2026 at Opéra Bastille.
A lost 1707 masterpiece finally takes the stage. Antonia Bembo fled a violent husband and found refuge composing for Louis XIV: her opera reimagines Hercules as a warrior conquered by love, not combat. This world premiere staging at Bastille marks the European debut of a work unseen for three centuries, blending Italian passion with French courtly grandeur.
A lost 1707 masterpiece finally takes the stage. Antonia Bembo fled a violent husband and found refuge composing for Louis XIV: her opera reimagines Hercules as a warrior conquered by love, not combat. This world premiere staging at Bastille marks the European debut of a work unseen for three centuries, blending Italian passion with French courtly grandeur.