''La double épreuve, ou Colinette à la cour'', is a ''comédie lyrique'' (

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) in three acts written by André Grétry in 1782 to a French libretto by Jean-Baptiste Lourdet de Santerre, based on Charles Simon Favart's '.Bartlet 1992.

Performance history

It was first performed on 1 January 1782 by the Académie Royale de Musique (

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) at the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin, and included choreography by

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.Pitou, vol. 1 (1983), p. 30 (theatre); vol. 2 (1985), pp. 169–170, 568 (choreographer).

Roles

References

;Notes ;Sources * Original libretto: ''La Double Épreuve, ou Colinette à la cour, comédie lyrique en trois actes'', Paris, De Lormel, 1782 (accessible online i
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* Bartlet, M Elizabeth C (1992), 'Grétry, André-Ernest-Modeste' (work-list) in ''The

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Bibliographic summary

* Pitou, Spire (1983–1990). ''The Paris Opéra: An Encyclopedia of Operas, Ballets, Composers, and Performers'' (3 volumes). Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. . {{DEFAULTSORT:Colinette a la cour Operas by André Grétry Opéras comiques Operas French-language operas 1782 operas Opera world premieres at the Paris Opera