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
Page from the original 1790 score, showing the characteristic combination of spoken dialogue and music
Méhul in 1799; portrait by Antoine Gros
The beginning of the legendary duet "Gardez-vous de la jalousie"
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