Admirers called Isis "l'opéra des musiciens" - but the librettist was exiled from court.
179. Isis (Lully)
Category: Tragédie lyrique
167. Démophoon (Cherubini)
Beethoven thought Cherubini was the greatest composer of the time. We look at his first French opera.
164. Les Horaces (Salieri)
Patriotism and self-sacrifice in Salieri's austere music drama.
82. Œdipe à Colone (Sacchini) – REVISED
The best opera of 1786.
162. Chimène (Sacchini)
Corneille's Cid becomes an opera.
160. Didon (Piccinni)
Piccinni's most popular French opera.
56. Les Danaïdes (Salieri) – REVISED
A powerful Greek tragedy admired by Berlioz.
