The orchestra was melodic and colorful, although was sometimes a bit stoic. In all, the texture of the orchestra was crisp and spirited.

Act I starts with a beautiful scenography in the countryside where Aricie is waiting to serve Diana, but Aricie finds her love for Hyppolyte, the son of Thesee. The scene where is the introduction of Aricie ceremony Diana arrival was presented by the orchestra with thunderous noises.

One of most impressive scenes was when Thesee travels to Hades and he get captured by a chorus with dramatic dancing is representing the underworld. Thesee calls his father, Neptune, and asks him to rescue him and one of his three favors but the scene finishes with the “Trio des Parques” (“Trio of the Fates”) revealing that