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André Grétry
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry was a composer from Liège who made his career in Paris and became the leading composer of French opéra comique in the late eighteenth century. His works included Zémire et Azor and Richard Cœur-de-lion (1784), and he was honoured by both the old monarchy and the Revolution.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). André Grétry. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/andre-gretry
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