3-TARARE 1787: PARIS LAUGHS AT SALIERI?
Before #Tarare, #Salieri presented his #Horaces, a failure: it's difficult to say if for #MonarchySymbolisms, for #MarieAntoinette #Salieri patroness hated by #France in 1786/7!
For #JosephII pun #Curiaces (= #Culiaces) caused laughter! 😲

3-TARARE 1787: COLLABORATION SALIERI & BEAUMARCHAIS
#Salieri had job for #Tarare written by #Beaumarchais (#FigaroCycle author) with #Horaces! #Salieri completed 1st #Horaces (ill-fated in #Paris) & then #Tarare a #GreatSuccess!
#Salieri lived with #Beaumarchais for many months!

#CDChoice #ch
#Salieri1825 #200Anniversary
Premiere 2 Dec 1786 #Versailles
#Salieri illFated #Horaces, but musically one of his masterpieces: heroic, concise & harrowing with marvelous Choruses! No supernatural!
2nd CutEdition: Magnificent @talenslyriques!
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5-HORACES 1786: BEAUMARCHAIS ADORED LES HORACES & DEFENDED SALIERI
After failure on stage, #Salieri cut/revised #LesHoraces but again displeased (reason why not clear! apparently), but #Beaumarchais author of #FigaroCycle adored it! 1st original version of #Horaces went lost!

3-HORACES 1786: A DIFFICULT COMMISSION FROM PARIS FOR SALIERI
After success of #LesDanaides1784, #Salieri received new commissions from #Paris as protege of #Gluck & #Salieri started with #Horaces, but due to tricky symbolism of #AncientRomanStory OperaSeria received #Laughter!

#CDChoice #ch
#Salieri1825 #200Anniversary
Premiere 2 Dec 1786 #Versailles
#Salieri illFated #Horaces, but musically one of his masterpieces: heroic, concise & harrowing with marvelous Choruses! No supernatural!
2nd CutEdition: Magnificent @talenslyriques!
prestomusic.com/classical/pr...