Skip to content
Unknown's avatar

The Opera Scribe

"The history of music is not simply the history of masterpieces… Posterity is not always fair and can be fickle, and our keenest hope is that the curiosity of the reader will be attracted to a number of works that merit more than a passing reference in music history." – Vincent Giroud

  • Home
  • About this site
  • Operas by date
  • Composers
  • Reviews
  • Opera unleashed: A playlist for beginners (and people who think they hate opera)
  • Contact
  • An opera syllabus
  • Listen to this!
  • Favourite operas
  • Neglected operas
  • History through opera
  • A simple quiz
  • Miscellany
  • Other recommendations
  • Publications
  • How to fix the Met

163. L’épreuve villageoise (Grétry)

Shepherds and sentiment served up for sophisticates: the style Marie Antoinette.

Nicholas Fuller 18th century opera, André Ernest Modeste Grétry, Belgian composers, French opera 1 Comment November 30, 2019May 24, 2023 3 Minutes

162. Chimène (Sacchini)

Corneille's Cid becomes an opera.

Nicholas Fuller 18th century opera, Antonio Sacchini, French opera, Italian composers 2 Comments November 23, 2019May 24, 2023 5 Minutes

161. La caravane du Caire (Grétry) – REVISED

Slaves and seraglios in one of the 18th century's most popular operas.

Nicholas Fuller 18th century opera, André Ernest Modeste Grétry, Belgian composers, French opera 4 Comments November 16, 2019May 3, 2024 8 Minutes

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

Blogroll

  • Association l'Art Lyrique Français
  • Avant-Scène Opéra
  • Carnets sur sol
  • Michael Endres
  • MusicDrama.net
  • ODB-Opéra
  • Opera Today
  • Opera Vivra
  • OperaPost
  • Paul Thomason – Writer
  • Phil's Opera World
  • Philip's Assortment Box
  • Première Loge – L’art lyrique dans un fauteuil
  • Reddit – Opera
  • TalkClassical forum
  • The Art Music Lounge
  • Tom Kaufman
  • RATINGS
  • *****: Great (A)
  • ****: Very good (B+)
  • ***: Good (B)
  • **: OK (C)
  • *: Didn't like (D or worse)
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • The Opera Scribe
      • Join 120 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • The Opera Scribe
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar

Loading Comments...