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170. Grétry and the French Revolution: Pierre le Grand & Guillaume Tell

How did Grétry respond to the turmoil of the Terror?

nickfuller 18th century opera, Belgian composers, French opera, opéra-comique 2 Comments January 17, 2020February 3, 2020 6 Minutes

165. Tarare (Salieri)

Tarare is a revolution in five acts. Despots dethroned; popular uprisings; anti-clericalism; and cries for liberty, equality, and an end to absolute monarchy … two years before the Assemblée nationale and the storming of the Bastille. Music by Salieri, libretto by Beaumarchais (yes, that Beaumarchais).

nickfuller 18th century opera, Antonio Salieri, French opera, Italian composers 3 Comments December 12, 2019February 29, 2020 15 Minutes

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