ANDRÉ-ERNEST-MODESTE GRÉTRY (1741-1813): Le Magnifique.

Description: Opera Lafayette continues their service to the early Classical stage in France with this comic opera from 1773 notable for the composer's delicacy and sensitivity to character and emotion both in word-setting and in nuances of orchestration. And, for those of you not fluent in French, the spoken dialogue has been omitted, leaving exactly 80 minutes of music. Detailed synopsis. Libretto and translation available on-line. Elizabeth Calleo, Marguerite Krull (sopranos), Emiliano Gonzalez Toro, Jeffrey Thompson (tenors), Opera Lafayette; Ryan Brown.