 Two early overtures survive from this period, "Goetz de Berlichingen" (1883) and "Le Roi Lear" (1883).The manuscript of the latter was rediscovered in the 1990s and the work was performed for the first time in 1995.Dukas won several prizes, including the second place in the Conservatoire's most prestigious award, the Prix de Rome, for his cantata "Velléda" in 1888.