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3 unusual facts about Frédéric Blasius


Frédéric Blasius

The composition, ordered by the Committee of Public Safety, was finished in just two days and first performed in the Salle Favart on 26 February 1794.

This piece, which was first performed by the Opéra-Comique at the Salle Favart on 23 February, was based on an event which had occurred only one month prior: Louis-Michel le Peletier, marquis de Saint-Fargeau, was assassinated on 20 January for having voted for the execution of Louis XVI, who was executed on the 21st.

Louis-Michel le Peletier, marquis de Saint-Fargeau, was assassinated on 20 January 1793 for having voted for the execution of Louis XVI.



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