An early work by the leading opéra-comique composer of the late 18th century.
149. Le Tableau parlant (Grétry)
Tag: french
145. Le Déserteur (Monsigny)
An opéra-comique popular for more than a century, and admired by Berlioz.
139. Le roi et le fermier (Monsigny)
Is this the first great French opera?
138. Les troqueurs (Dauvergne)
C'est quoi l'opéra comique?
129. Castor et Pollux (Rameau)
Tragédie en musique in 5 actsComposer: Jean-Philippe RameauLibretto: Gentil-BernardFirst performed: Académie royale de musique (1re salle du Palais-Royal), 24 October 1737 ; revised 1754 Of all Rameau's operas, Claude Debussy most admired Castor et Pollux, and, on his deathbed, he regretted he was unable to attend a performance. Since 1903, Debussy had held up Rameau (and … Continue reading 129. Castor et Pollux (Rameau)
117. Tancrède (Campra)
Tragédie lyrique in a prologue and 5 acts Composer: André Campra Libretto: Antoine Danchet, after Tasso First performed: Théâtre du Palais-Royal, Paris, 7 November 1702, conducted by Marin Marais Welcome to the 18th century! Campra was the leading opera composer between Lully and Rameau. A Provençal, he began as a church musician, rising to become … Continue reading 117. Tancrède (Campra)
116. Médée (Charpentier)
Tragédie lyrique in a prologue and 5 acts Composer : Marc-Antoine Charpentier Libretto : Thomas Corneille First performed : Académie royale de musique, Paris, 4 December 1693 Lully was dead – and with him his monopoly over opera. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x44fg5c For more than a decade, only he had been able to compose opera in France. He defined the tragédie … Continue reading 116. Médée (Charpentier)
