==Performance history== Zoroastre`s premiere in 1749 was not a success; despite the magnificence of the staging, it failed to compete with Mondonville`s new opéra-ballet Le carnaval du Parnasse. Rameau and Cahusac decided to rework the opera completely before offering it to the public again in 1756. Acts 2,3 and 5 were heavily rewritten and the.....