André Ernest Modeste Grétry - Richard Coeur de Lion - Aria

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André Ernest Modeste Grétry Opera: Richard Coeur de Lion, opéra comique in three acts, first performance 21 October 1784, Comédie-Italienne, Paris. Libretto: Michel-Jean Sedaine Aria: O Richard, ô mon Roi! / O Richard! O my king! Blondel, a troubadour: Michel Trempont Orchestra: Orchestra de Chambre de la RTB Conductor: Edgard Doneux Blondel's aria O Richard, o mon roi! ("Oh Richard, oh my king!") became a popular rallying song amongst royalists during the French Revolution and was banned by ...