A parade is a type of French street entertainment which originated during the Renaissance. It consisted of a group of entertainers, which could include actors, singers, dancers, jugglers, and other ty
A parade being performed on the balcony of Nicolet's theatre at the Foire Saint-Germain (ca. 1763). One of the commedia dell'arte characters is the white-faced clown Gilles.
A parade shown in A Street Show in Paris by Gabriel de Saint-Aubin (National Gallery, 1760)
A parade on the Boulevard du Temple (1816)
A parade of acrobatics at the entrance to the cabaret of Ramponneau (18th century)
Opéra comique
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Opéra comique is a genre of French opera that contains spoken dialogue and arias. It emerged from the popular opéras comiques en vaudevilles of the Fair Theatres of St Germain and St Laurent, which co
Poster for Carmen, probably the most famous opéra comique
André Grétry, the most famous composer of opéra comique before the French Revolution
Title page of the first edition of the full score of Médée by Cherubini, 1797