La Rosière de Salency
Music by Egidio Duni · libretto by Charles Simon Favart · premiered 1769 · at Salle Favart I
La Rosière de Salency is a three-act comedy, mingled with arriettes, by Charles-Simon Favart, music by Blaise, Philidor, Monsigny and Duni. It was presented at Château de Fontainebleau 25 October 1769 and at Comédie-Italienne 14 December. The story draws inspiration from the feast of rosière, a tradition born in the French village of Salency (Oise). On 18 January 1774, André Grétry had a new version of La Rosière presented at Fontainebleau, with a libretto reworked by marquis de Pezay.
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About the Composer
Egidio Romualdo Duni (or Egide Romuald Duny; 11 February 1708 – 11 June 1775) was an Italian composer who studied in Naples and worked in Italy, France and London, writing both Italian and French operas.
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