- writing " ▁works ▁for ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁compos ers ▁who ▁had ▁won ▁the ▁competition , ▁Nicolas ▁G oup illet . ▁G oup illet ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁from ▁his ▁post ▁ten ▁years ▁later ▁when ▁the ▁de ception ▁came ▁to ▁light . ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁Des m are ts ▁continued ▁to ▁find ▁favour ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁compos itions , ▁most ▁not ably ▁his ▁mot et ▁Be ati ▁qu orum ▁( 1 6 8 3 ); ▁his ▁di vert issement , ▁La ▁D iane ▁de ▁Font aine ble au ▁( 1 6 8 6 ) ▁and ▁his ▁first ▁full - length ▁opera , ▁End ym ion ▁( 1 6 8 6 ). ▁The ▁first ▁performance ▁of ▁End ym ion ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁king ' s ▁private ▁apart ments ▁at ▁Vers a illes , ▁performed ▁in ▁parts ▁over ▁six ▁days . ▁The ▁D au ph ine ▁was ▁so ▁pleased ▁with ▁it ▁that ▁at ▁her ▁request ▁it ▁was ▁performed ▁again ▁in ▁its ▁entire ty ▁at ▁the ▁court ▁theatre ▁ten ▁days ▁later . ▁Des m are ts ▁was ▁increasing ly ▁gravit ating ▁towards ▁stage ▁works , ▁but ▁L ul ly ' s ▁mon opol y ▁of ▁the ▁Ac adémie ▁Roy ale ▁de ▁Mus ique ▁in ▁Paris ▁( gr anted ▁by ▁the ▁king ) ▁meant ▁that ▁oper as ▁by ▁other ▁compos ers ▁were ▁not ▁presented ▁there ▁until ▁after ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 7 . ▁ ▁Oper as ▁on ▁the ▁Paris ▁stage ▁and ▁sc andal ▁in ▁Sen lis ▁Des m are ts ' ▁Te ▁De