Étienne Méhul
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Étienne Nicolas Méhul was a French composer of the late classical and early romantic periods. He was known as "the most important opera composer in France during the Revolution". He was also the first
Méhul in 1799
Méhul teaching his patriotic songs to the people of Paris
Euphrosine
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Euphrosine, ou Le tyran corrigé is an opera, designated as a 'comédie mise en musique', by the French composer Étienne Nicolas Méhul with a libretto by François-Benoît Hoffman. It was the first of Méh
Étienne Méhul
…Méhul found an ideal collaborator in the librettist François-Benoît Hoffman, who provided the words to the first of Méhul's operas to be performed, Euphrosine. Its premiere in 1790 was an immense success and marked the composer out as a new talent. It was also the start of his long relationship with the Comédie…
Page from the original 1790 score, showing the characteristic combination of spoken dialogue and music
The beginning of the legendary duet "Gardez-vous de la jalousie"