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Sancho Pança (opera)
''Sancho Pança dans son isle'' is a 1762 opera by François-André Danican Philidor to a libretto by Antoine-Alexandre-Henri Poinsinet. It premiered at the Comédie Italienne on July 8, 1762.David Charlton ''Grétry and the Growth of Opéra-comique'' 1986 -052125129X p70 ""Gretry's handling of all four is exemplary and forms the best comedy in the genre since Philidor's Sancbo Panca (1762)." Recording ''Sancho Pança'' Opera Lafayette Opera Lafayette is an opera company based in Washington, D.C., that produces French operas from the 17th and 18th centuries. It was founded in 1995 by Ryan Brown and splits its season between Washington and New York City. History Specializing ... Naxos References {{opera-stub 1762 operas Operas based on Don Quixote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François-André Danican Philidor
François-André Danican Philidor (7 September 1726 – 31 August 1795), often referred to as André Danican Philidor during his lifetime, was a French composer and chess player. He contributed to the early development of the ''opéra comique''. He is widely regarded as the best chess player of his age; his book ''Analyse du jeu des Échecs'' was considered a standard chess manual for at least a century. A well-known chess opening, an endgame position, and a checkmate method are all named after him. Musical family François-André Danican Philidor came from the well-known musical Philidor family. The original name of his family was Danican, but François-André's grandfather, Jean Danican Philidor, was given the nickname of Philidor by Louis XIII because his oboe playing reminded the king of an Italian virtuoso oboist named Filidori. Music career Philidor joined the royal choir of Louis XV in 1732 at the age of 6, and made his first attempt at the composition of a song at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
