um ▁was ▁performed ▁in ▁the ▁or atory ▁of ▁the ▁Lou vre ▁Palace ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 6 8 7 ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁Louis ▁XIV ' s ▁recovery ▁from ▁ill ness , ▁and ▁later ▁that ▁year ▁the ▁king ▁granted ▁him ▁a ▁p ension ▁of ▁ 9 0 0 ▁livres . ▁Des m are ts ▁married ▁É lis abeth ▁Des pre z , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁a ▁Paris ian ▁bla de ▁manufact urer , ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁their ▁daughter , ▁É lis abeth - M ade le ine ▁was ▁born . ▁He ▁became ▁the ▁Chap el ▁Master ▁of ▁the ▁Jes uit ▁college ▁Louis - le - Gr and ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 3 ▁and ▁premier ed ▁his ▁opera ▁Did on ▁in ▁June ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁his ▁stage ▁works ▁to ▁be ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁Ac adémie ▁Roy ale ▁de ▁Mus ique . ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁years ▁three ▁more ▁of ▁his ▁oper as ▁premier ed ▁there : ▁Circ é ▁( 1 6 9 4 ), ▁Thé ag ène ▁et ▁Car ic l ée ▁( 1 6 9 5 ), ▁and ▁Les ▁am ours ▁de ▁M om us ▁( 1 6 9 5 ). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 6 9 6 , ▁É lis abeth ▁Des m are ts ▁died , ▁leaving ▁him ▁with ▁their ▁six - year - old ▁daughter ▁to ▁bring ▁up . ▁Des m are ts ▁became ▁a ▁frequent ▁visitor ▁to ▁the ▁Saint - Go bert