Démophon is a French-language opera by the composer Johann Christoph Vogel, first performed at the Académie Royale de Musique (the Paris Opera) on 15 September 1789. The libretto is by Philippe Desriaux. The second and last of Vogel's operas to be staged, it was premiered after the composer's death at the age of 32 the previous year.
^Le Roux was a former member of the Choir numbered among the tailles (bari-tenors) (cf. composition of the Choirs reported in the original libretto of Antonio Salieri's Tarare).
Sources
Original libretto and score at Gallica - Bibliothèque Nationale de France
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