Jean-Benjamin(-François) de La Borde

"The Musical Contest" (1754), oil on canvas, 62 x 74 cm, of the painter Jean Honore Fragonard, contemporary of La Borde ( Wallace collection, London)

(1734-1794)

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Music examples MIDI ed Mp3 of late Baroque

Jean-Benjamin(-François) de La Borde (Laborde), author of instrumental and vocal music, was born in Parigi on the 5th September 1734, the same year of the composers Beck, Gossec, Kamienski, Ordonez, Rey, Santos. He died in Parigi on the 22nd July 1794

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"La Chercheuse d'oiseaux" was performed in 1748 in Mons

"Le Rossignol, ou Le Mariage secret" was performed on the 18th of November 1751 in Château de Berny

"Les Trois déesses rivalles" has been represented in 1755

"Les Bons amis" was performed on the 5th of March 1761 in Parigi (Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique)

"Annette et Lubin" was performed on the 30th of March 1762 in Parigi (Teatro du Maréchal de Richelieu)

"Ismène et Isménias, ou La fête de Jupiter" was performed in Choisy on the 13rd of June 1763

"L'Anneau perdu et retrouvé" was performed on the 8th of August 1764 in Parigi (Comédie-Italienne)

"Le Dormeur éveillé" was performed on the 27th of October 1764 in Fontainebleau

"Les Amours de Gonesse, ou Le boulanger" was performed on the 8th of May 1765 in Parigi (Comédie-Italienne)

"Fanny" was performed in 1765

"Thétis et Pélée" (r. (Colassé) was performed on the 10th of October 1765 in Fontainebleau

"Le Revenant" was performed in 1766

"La Mandragore" has been represented in 1766

"Le Coup de fusil" has been represented in 1766

"Pandore" was performed on the 14th of February 1767 in Parigi (Menus - Plaisirs)

"Colette et Mathurin" has been represented in 1767

"La Meunière de Gentilly" was performed in Parigi on the 13rd of October 1768 (Comédie-Italienne)

"Candide" was performed in 1768

"Le Chat perdu et retrouvé" was performed in Parigi in 1769 (Comédie-Italienne)

"Alix et Alexis" was performed on the 6th of July 1769 in Choisy

"Jeannot et Colin" has been represented in 1770

"La Cinquantaine" was performed in Parigi on the 13rd of August 1771 (Théâtre de l'Opéra)

"Amadis de Gaule" was performed on the 4th of December 1771 in Parigi (Théâtre de l'Opéra)

"Le Billet de mariage" was performed in Parigi on the 31th of October 1772 (Comédie-Italienne)

"Adèle de Ponthieu" was performed on the 1st of December 1772 in Parigi (Théâtre de l'Opéra)

"Le Projet" was performed in 1772

"L'Amour quêteur" has been represented in 1779 in Parigi (Trianon Lyrique)

"Le Marin, ou Le rival imprévu" was performed in (?)

"La Chercheuse d'esprit" was performed in (?)

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