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is overthrown, but Sandomir spares his life. Through his marriage with Ernelinde, Sandomir will now inherit the kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Personalities | François-André Danican Philidor | Classical Era | Opera ...

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(Fran-swa An-dra’ Da-ne-kan Fe-le-dôr’) 1726–95 French composer Coming from a large family of musicians associated with the French court, Philidor was a pupil of André Campra (1660–1744). He achieved international fame as a chess player and played much in England as well as in France. His main musical contribution came in his opéras comiques; he wrote more than 20, of ...

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1726–95, French Philidor was more or less forced into writing opéras comiques once his earlier, Italian, style got him banned from the Paris Opéra in 1756. Philidor adapted splendidly. He soon became a successful composer in this typically French genre, producing Blaise le savetier (‘Blaise the Cobbler’, 1759) and Le Sorcier (‘The Sorcerer’, 1764). At a performance ...

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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 libretto, and he was the first really important writer in this genre. His early libretti were, among others, vaudevilles and ...

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wrote mainly serious works. Recommended Recording: Il barbiere di Siviglia, soloists, Hungarian State Orchestra (dir) Adám Fischer (Hungaroton) Introduction | Classical Era | Classical Personalities | François-André Danican Philidor | Classical Era | Classical ...

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into something far more dramatic and emotional. Introduction | Classical Era | Opera Major Operas | Il barbiere di Siviglia by Giovanni Paisiello | Classical Era Personalities | François-André Danican Philidor | Classical Era | Opera ...

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their own countries. While Italian opera was occasionally performed, French-language serious and comic opera predominated. The city’s most famous concert series was the Concert Spirituel, founded by Anne-Danican Philidor (1681–1728) in 1725. By the middle of the century, the mainly sacred repertory had expanded to include instrumental and secular works. Although the music and musicians were predominantly French ...