The first operas shown in Paris were Italian and were given in the mid-17th century (1645–1662) by Italian singers invited to France by the regent Anne d'Autriche and her Italian-born first minister, Cardinal Mazarin. The first was really a play with music, a "comédie italienne", which may have been Marco Marazzoli's "Il giudito della ragione tra la Beltà e l'Affetto", although this has been disputed. It was presented at Cardinal Richelieu's theatre, the Salle du Palais-Royal, on 28 February 1645. Francesco Sacrati's opera "La finta pazza" was presented at the Salle du Petit-Bourbon on 14 December 1645, and "Egisto" (probably a version of "Egisto" with music by Francesco Cavalli) was given at the Palais-Royal on 13 February 1646. A new Italian opera, "Orfeo", with music composed by Luigi Rossi, premiered at the Palais-Royal on 2 March 1647.