André Grétry

1741 - 1813

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

movement: classical music

genre: opera, opéra comique

country of citizenship: France, Prince-Bishopric of Liège

languages spoken, written or signed: French

educated at: Fondation Lambert-Darchis

occupation: composer, writer

award received: Knight of the Legion of Honour

student of: Henri Moreau, Giovanni Battista Casali, Giovanni Battista Martini

André Ernest Modeste Grétry (French: [gʁɛtʁi]; baptised 11 February 1741; died 24 September 1813) was a composer from the Prince-Bishopric of Liège (present-day Belgium), who worked from 1767 onwards in France and took French nationality. He is most famous for his opéras comiques. Source: Wikipedia (en)