2-368-273 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Zemire and Azor', comic opera, 1771 (1882-1884). Written by Andre Gretry, it was first performed at Fontainebleau on 9th November 1771 and at the Comedie-Italienne, Paris, on 16th December 1771. The story is based on Beauty and the Beast. A print from La France et les Français à Travers les Siècles, Volume III, F Roy editor, A Challamel, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884.