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1710–92, French Charles Favart became director of the Comédie-Italienne in Paris in 1758. His 11-year term as director was evidently important in the theatre’s history, for in 1871 it was renamed Salle Favart. As a librettist, Favart’s output was prodigious: he wrote 150 libretti for composers such as Gluck, Philidor and Grétry. Favart’s forte was the comic ...

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a small theatre, ironically named the Sans Souci – ‘without care’ – where he gave shows called table entertainments. Introduction | Classical Era | Opera Personalities | Charles Simon Favart | Classical Era | Opera Techniques | Singspiel | Classical Era | Opera ...

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feature of opéra comique. Martin made his debut at the Théâtre de Monsieur in Paris at age 20 in 1788. Subsequently, he performed in opéras comiques at La Salle Favart between 1794 and 1801 and its successor theatre in Paris, the Opéra-Comique, from 1801 to 1823. He returned to the Opéra-Comique in 1826 and 1833. Jean-Blaise Martin created ...

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early practitioners, and its stage was the scene of sensational premieres that became the talk of Paris opera-goers all season long. The Opéra-Comique, which moved to the Salle Favart in 1840, continued in the same vein, featuring unconventional, new or foreign works that were turned down by the more conservative management of the Paris Opéra. Unlike ...

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building was destroyed by fire, as was the next building in 1781. The Opéra moved to rue de Richelieu as Theatre des Arts in 1794, to the rue Favart in 1821, and then to rue Lepeletier in 1822 where it experienced a golden age in its history. Operas by Meyerbeer and Daniel Auber (1782–1871) were performed, as ...