Grétry, André Ernest Modeste. (1741-1813). L'Epreuve villageoise. Opera bouffon en deux Actes en Vers, par M. Desforges.. Paris: Chez Prault. 1788. Represente pour la Premiere fois par les Comediens Italiens Ordinaires du Roy, le Jeudi 24 Juin 1784. 32 pages. Softcover, 5 x 8 inches. Stiching is loose, else fine.
"L’épreuve villageoise" started out as "Théodore et Paulin" before Grétry convinced Desforges (pen name of P.J.B. Choudard, 1746-1806) to rewrite the libretto. The original three-act opera was reduced to two acts, and the improbabilities of the original plot were reworked. "Théodore et Paulin" received one performance at Versailles on 5 March 1784, but it was never published. "L’épreuve villageoise" appeared at the Comédie-Italienne on 24 June 1784. This revision remained one of the most popular of Grétry’s opéra-comiques, receiving performances throughout the nineteenth century.
"L’épreuve villageoise" started out as "Théodore et Paulin" before Grétry convinced Desforges (pen name of P.J.B. Choudard, 1746-1806) to rewrite the libretto. The original three-act opera was reduced to two acts, and the improbabilities of the original plot were reworked. "Théodore et Paulin" received one performance at Versailles on 5 March 1784, but it was never published. "L’épreuve villageoise" appeared at the Comédie-Italienne on 24 June 1784. This revision remained one of the most popular of Grétry’s opéra-comiques, receiving performances throughout the nineteenth century.
Grétry, André Ernest Modeste. (1741-1813). L'Epreuve villageoise. Opera bouffon en deux Actes en Vers, par M. Desforges.. Paris: Chez Prault. 1788. Represente pour la Premiere fois par les Comediens Italiens Ordinaires du Roy, le Jeudi 24 Juin 1784. 32 pages. Softcover, 5 x 8 inches. Stiching is loose, else fine.
"L’épreuve villageoise" started out as "Théodore et Paulin" before Grétry convinced Desforges (pen name of P.J.B. Choudard, 1746-1806) to rewrite the libretto. The original three-act opera was reduced to two acts, and the improbabilities of the original plot were reworked. "Théodore et Paulin" received one performance at Versailles on 5 March 1784, but it was never published. "L’épreuve villageoise" appeared at the Comédie-Italienne on 24 June 1784. This revision remained one of the most popular of Grétry’s opéra-comiques, receiving performances throughout the nineteenth century.
"L’épreuve villageoise" started out as "Théodore et Paulin" before Grétry convinced Desforges (pen name of P.J.B. Choudard, 1746-1806) to rewrite the libretto. The original three-act opera was reduced to two acts, and the improbabilities of the original plot were reworked. "Théodore et Paulin" received one performance at Versailles on 5 March 1784, but it was never published. "L’épreuve villageoise" appeared at the Comédie-Italienne on 24 June 1784. This revision remained one of the most popular of Grétry’s opéra-comiques, receiving performances throughout the nineteenth century.