Dardanus (Sacchini)
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Dardanus is an opera by Antonio Sacchini. It takes the form of a tragédie lyrique in four acts. It was first performed at Versailles on 18 September 1784, and subsequently at the Paris Opera on 30 Nov
Étienne Lainez, leading tenor of the Royal music, in the costume of Dardanus
Nicolas-François Guillard
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Nicolas-François Guillard was a French librettist. He was born in Chartres and died in Paris, the recipient of a government pension in recognition of his work writing librettos. He was also on Comité
Dardanus (Sacchini)
…at Versailles on 18 September 1784, and subsequently at the Paris Opera on 30 November of the same year. The French-language libretto was adapted by Nicolas-François Guillard from that by Charles-Antoine Leclerc de La Bruère, which had already been set to music by Jean-Philippe Rameau in his earlier opera of the same name…
Nicolas François Guillard