Le jugement de Midas

About the show

Apollo, cast down from heaven for mocking Jupiter, disguises himself as shepherd Alexis and charms Palémon’s household. He courts both daughters, upsetting their arranged matches with the village musicians Pan and Marsias. A singing contest judged by Midas ends with Apollo exposing the magistrate’s foolish taste, giving him donkey’s ears, and revealing his divine identity before departing for Parnassus with the two women.