André Grétry
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André Ernest Modeste Grétry was a composer from the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, who worked from 1767 onwards in France and took French nationality. He is most famous for his opéras comiques. His music
Portrait by Vigée Le Brun, 1785
Plaque in memory of André Grétry, 29-31 Grand Rue, Geneva.
Grétry wearing his medal from the Légion d'honneur
Statue of Grétry (1804–08), marble, by Jean-Baptiste Stouf (1742–1826), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Le Huron
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Le Huron is a French opéra comique in two acts by André Grétry. The libretto is by Jean-François Marmontel based on the story L'Ingénu by Voltaire. It was the composer's first big success with Parisia
André Grétry
…which he set to music in less than six weeks, and which, on its performance in August 1768, met with unparalleled success. The name of the opera was Le Huron. Two others, Lucile and Le tableau parlant, soon followed, and thenceforth Grétry's position as the leading composer of comic opera was safely established…
André Grétry