How did Grétry respond to the turmoil of the Terror?
Tag: opera
169. Così fan tutte (Mozart)
A shrewd old philosopher sets up a School for Lovers to teach them wisdom. The four young people in this opera badly need it.
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.
167. Démophoon (Cherubini)
Beethoven thought Cherubini was the greatest composer of the time. We look at his first French opera.
166. Don Giovanni (Mozart)
Don Giovanni needs little introduction. It’s one of the 10 most performed operas in the world; and it’s easily Mozart’s best 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.
