{"product_id":"2257-gretry-andre-ernest-modeste-l-apos-epreuve-villageoise-opera-bouffon-en-deux-actes-en-vers-par-m-desforges","title":"Grétry, André Ernest Modeste. (1741-1813) L\u0026apos;Epreuve villageoise. Opera bouffon en deux Actes en Vers, par M. Desforges.","description":"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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093155926175,"sku":"2257","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/GretyLibrettoEpreuve.jpg?v=1722186276","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/2257-gretry-andre-ernest-modeste-l-apos-epreuve-villageoise-opera-bouffon-en-deux-actes-en-vers-par-m-desforges","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}