David et Jonathas

The libretto, by Father François Bretonneau, is based on the Old Testament story of the friendship between David and Jonathan.

David et Jonathas was first performed at a Jesuit college in combination with a spoken drama in Latin, Saul, by Father Étienne Chamillard (1656–1730).

[1] Pinchgut Opera performed the Australian premiere[2] in 2008;[3] a recording was released on ABC Classics.

[4] A staging at the Aix-en-Provence Festival, France, with William Christie as musical director, was filmed in 2012.

In 2022, a new production directed by Marshall Pynkoski and choreographed by Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg (with costumes created by Christian Lacroix) was staged at the Château de Versailles, France with Gaëtan Jarry as musical director.