La Rosière républicaine

La Rosière républicaine was offered to the public as an opera in a single act with music by Grétry and words by Sylvain Maréchal, who would also contribute Denys le tyran to the repertory of the Opéra. This pro-Revolution propaganda piece was given its world premiere at the Opéra on 31 December 1793. It was performed at the Opéra on this single date. The curtain rises on La Rosière républicaine to disclose a public square where the mayor of the city is preparing to celebrate the Feast of…