Arion (Matho)

Arion is an opera by the French composer Jean-Baptiste Matho, first performed at the Académie Royale de Musique (the Paris Opera) on 10 April 1714. It takes the form of a "tragédie en musique" in a prologue and five acts. The libretto, by Louis Fuzelier, is based on the Greek myth of the poet Arion. 