yal ▁Chap el ) ▁before ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution — an ▁intensity ▁of ▁colour ▁and ▁a ▁dram atic ▁quality ▁h ither to ▁unknown . ▁In ▁ 1 7 5 8 , ▁Mond on ville ▁introduced ▁or ator ios ▁as ▁a ▁new ▁genre ▁at ▁the ▁Con cert ▁Sp ir itu el . ▁ ▁Oper as ▁Although ▁Mond on ville ' s ▁first ▁stage ▁work , ▁Is b é , ▁was ▁a ▁failure , ▁he ▁enjoyed ▁great ▁success ▁with ▁the ▁l ighter ▁forms ▁of ▁French ▁Bar o que ▁opera : ▁ ▁the ▁op éra - bal let ▁and ▁the ▁past or ale ▁h éroï que . ▁His ▁most ▁popular ▁works ▁were ▁Le ▁car nav al ▁de ▁Par n asse , ▁Tit on ▁et ▁l ' A ur ore ▁and ▁D ap hn is ▁et ▁Alc im ad ure ▁( for ▁which ▁Mond on ville ▁wrote ▁his ▁own ▁libre tto ▁in ▁L angu edo ci en ▁- ▁his ▁native ▁Occ itan ▁dialect ). ▁Tit on ▁et ▁l ' A ur ore ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁Qu er elle ▁des ▁Bou ff ons , ▁the ▁controvers y ▁between ▁part is ans ▁of ▁French ▁and ▁Italian ▁opera ▁which ▁ra ged ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 7 5 0 s . ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁" F rench ▁party " ▁ens ured ▁that ▁Tit on ''' s ▁premi ere ▁was ▁a ▁res ounding ▁success ▁( the ir ▁oppon ents ▁even ▁alleg ed ▁they ▁had ▁guaranteed ▁this ▁result ▁by ▁pack ing ▁the ▁Ac adémie ▁Roy ale ▁de