In 1773, M.P.G. de Chabanon provided the composer F.J. Gossec with the opportunity of writing his first « tragédie lyrique ». It was in the form of a libretto called Sabinus that had just been adapted from Chabanon’s 1762 tragedy, Eponine. The analysis of the opera shows how the two elements of an operatic work (text and music) adjust to the new aesthetic requirements of the 1770s. The bad reviews received by the work deserve to be examined closely, for they reveal that the fundamental function of music in an operatic work was still largely overlooked by most spectators.
2007-2008
Michel-Paul-Guy de Chabanon et ses contemporains
N° 6 i
Laurine Quetin
Université de Tours
"Le beau et triste opera de Sabinus"
Susanna Caviglia
Susanna Caviglia - MPG de Chabanon et JS Duplessis, un idéal de vérité
Bernard Camier
Bernard Camier - Musique et société coloniale, St Domingue à l'époque de Chabanon
Marie Demeilliez
Marie Demeilliez - Apollon, Momus, Perroquet, M Chabanon, danseur et musicien
Raphaëlle Legrand
Raphaëlle Legrand - Chabanon et Rameau
Préface
Ghyslaine Guertin
Ghyslaine Guertin - "Le cher papa Voltaire"
Adrian La Salvia
Adrian La Salvia - La vie du Dante
Cécile Champonnois
Cécile Champonnois - La magnificence de Sabinus
Laurine Quetin
Laurine Quetin - "Le beau et triste opera de Sabinus"
Sophie Le Ménahèze
Sophie Le Ménahèze - L'Epitre sur la manie des jardins anglais
Anne Barrault
Anne Barrault - Pierre Michel Hénin
Ora Saloman
Ora Saloman - Lacépède, Critical Contemporary of Chabanon
Akiko Koana
Akiko Koana - MPG de Chabanon et CG Körner
Tanehisa Otabe
Tanehisa Otabe - MPG de Chabanon et JA Hiller
B. Van Wymeersch
B. Van Wymeersch - Chabanon et l'âge d'or
David Gasche
David Gasche - L'octuor à vent de Beethoven
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