Médée is something new - and dangerous.
174. Médée (Cherubini)
Category: opéra-comique
11. Stratonice (Méhul) – REVISED
Napoleon admired Méhul, the leading French composer of the Revolutionary age. This opera about a prince dying from love was one of his greatest successes.
171. Lodoïska (Cherubini)
The first Romantic opera, and the foundation of the 19th century French school.
170. Grétry and the French Revolution: Pierre le Grand & Guillaume Tell
How did Grétry respond to the turmoil of the Terror?
168. Raoul Barbe-Bleue (Grétry)
Q: Sister Anne, Sister Anne, what do you see? A: I see that horrid M. Grétry! He wants to make our flesh creep.
150. L’amant jaloux (Grétry)
A crazy mixed-up day on a Spanish estate - with an ingenious act finale.
149. Le Tableau parlant (Grétry)
An early work by the leading opéra-comique composer of the late 18th century.
