Nicolas-Jean Lefroid de Méreaux[1] (1745–1797) was a French composer born in Paris.
According to music critic François-Joseph Fétis, Méreaux studied music under French and Italian teachers before becoming the organist of the Church of Saint-Jacques-du-Haut-Pas. He wrote several motets for the church and had his oratorio Esther performed at the Concert Spirituel in 1775. His first published work was the cantata Aline, reine de Golconde in 1767. He went on to compose several operas.[2]
His son, Joseph-Nicolas Lefroid de Méreaux (1767–1838), was also a composer, mostly of piano music.[2] His grandson was Amédée Méreaux.
Operas
edit| Title | Genre | Subdivisions | Libretto | Première date | Theatre | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La ressource comique, ou La pièce à deux acteurs | comédie mêlée d'ariettes | prologue and 1 act | Louis Anseaume | 22 August 1772 | Théâtre des Italiens | [3] |
| Le retour de tendresse | comédie mêlée d'ariettes | 1 act | Louis Anseaume | 1 October 1774 | Théâtre des Italiens | [3] |
| Le duel comique (with Paisiello) | opéra comique | 2 acts | Pierre-Louis Moline | 16 September 1776 | Opéra-Comique | [4] |
| Laurette | opéra | 1 act | Danzel de Malzeville | 23 July 1777 | Comédie Italienne | [5] |
| Alexandre aux Indes | tragédie lyrique | 3 acts | Étienne Morel de Chédeville | 26 August 1783 | Paris Opéra | [6] |
| Œdipe à Thèbes | tragédie lyrique | 3 acts | Comte Duprat de Lantouloubre | 30 December 1791 | Paris Opéra | [7] |
| Fabius | tragédie lyrique | 3 acts | J. Martin (known as Barouillet) | 9 August 1793 | Paris Opéra | [8] |
References
editSources
edit- Félix Clément and Pierre Larousse Dictionnaire des Opéras, Paris, 1881. Available online here [1].
- Benoît Dratwicki, "Foreigners at the Académie Royale de Musique" in Antonio Sacchini, Renaud, Madrid, Ediciones Singulares, 2013 (book accompanying the complete recording conducted by Christophe Rousset). ISBN 978-84-939-6865-6
- Fétis, Biographie universelle des musiciens, Brussels, 1840 edition, Volume 6