Jérôme Martin LANGLOIS - Lot 81

Jérôme Martin LANGLOIS (Paris 1779 - 1838) Portrait of the singer Pfeiffer Canvas 100 x 81 cm Signed and dated on the right on the score J. Langlois pingebat / 1806 La Colonie is a comic opera in two acts, which was written in 1766 on a libretto by Antonio Gori translated into French by Nicolas-Etienne Framery. It is a parody of Sacchini's Isola d'amore. Provenance : Charles PITT music collection Charles PITT was a music critic and historian of British origin. He chose to settle in France where he collaborates continuously in a continuous way in the review Opéra international then for Opéra Magazine and is an active member of the Professional Union of the critic. Through his numerous articles he has contributed to the democratization of English music in France but also to the promotion of lesser known operas such as those of India, Vietnam or Mauritius.