Proserpine (Paisiello)
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Proserpine is a French-language opera by the Italian composer Giovanni Paisiello. It takes the form of a tragédie lyrique in three acts. The libretto, by Nicolas-François Guillard, is a reworking of P
Berthélemy's costumes for the 1803 premiere depicting (left to right) a nymph, Cyané, Proserpine, and Cérès
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
Proserpine (Paisiello)
…Proserpine is a French-language opera by the Italian composer Giovanni Paisiello. It takes the form of a tragédie lyrique in three acts. The libretto, by Nicolas-François Guillard, is a reworking of Philippe Quinault's Proserpine. Paisiello's opera was first performed on 28 March 1803 at the Paris Opéra. Paisiello was the favourite…
Nicolas François Guillard