Classification · France
1741 – 1813
Liège - Montmorency
Review
Born in Liège and formed in Rome, he settled in Paris in 1767. There he became the great master of the opéra- comique, with simple and expressive melodies very linked to the text.
His Richard Cœur-de-lion (1784) was a success so great that the aria «♪ Richard, mon roi ♪» became a monarchic anthem during the Revolution. He also wrote some very read memories about music.
Main works
- Le Huron (1768)
- Lucile (1769)
- Zémire et Azor (1771)
- Céphale et Procris (1773)
- L'amant jaloux (1778)
- Andromaque (1780)
- Richard Cœur-de-lion (1784)
- Guillaume Tell (1791)
