Fleury, N.
(†1746)> LIBRETTIST
Fleury, N. (?, Lyon; 1746. ?), librettist, enjoys the distinction of having contributed Biblis and Les Génies to the repertory of the Royal Academy of Music, but nothing else is known of his life except the place of his birth, Lyon, and the year of his death, 1746. His Biblis had its premiere on 6 November 1732 and was dropped almost immediately. Les Génies was performed initially at the Palais-Royal on 18 October 1736; François Parfaict blamed its failure on its “detestable” libretto…