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Grétry

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A celebrated musical composer, born at Liège, composed 40 operas marked by feeling and expression, the "Deux Avares," "Zemire et Azor," and "Richard Coeur de Lion" among them; he bought Rousseau's hermitage at Montmorency, where he died (1741-1813).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Grétry'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​g/gractry.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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