Patriotism and self-sacrifice in Salieri's austere music drama.
164. Les Horaces (Salieri)
Author: nickfuller
82. Œdipe à Colone (Sacchini) – REVISED
The best opera of 1786.
163. L'épreuve villageoise (Grétry)
Shepherds and sentiment served up for sophisticates: the style Marie Antoinette.
162. Chimène (Sacchini)
Corneille's Cid becomes an opera.
161. La caravane du Caire (Grétry)
Slaves and seraglios in one of the 18th century's most popular operas.
160. Didon (Piccinni)
Piccinni's most popular French opera.
56. Les Danaïdes (Salieri) – REVISED
A powerful Greek tragedy admired by Berlioz.
