Nicolas-François Guillard (16 January 1752 – 26 December 1814) was a French librettist. He was born in Chartres and died in Paris, the recipient of a government pension in recognition of his work writing librettos. He was also on Comité de Lecture of the Paris Opéra. One of the foremost of the French librettist of his generation, he wrote libretti for many noted composers of the day, including Salieri and in particular Sacchini (Oedipe à Colone, amongst many others).

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  • Nicolas-François Guillard (16 January 1752 – 26 December 1814) was a French librettist. He was born in Chartres and died in Paris, the recipient of a government pension in recognition of his work writing librettos. He was also on Comité de Lecture of the Paris Opéra. One of the foremost of the French librettist of his generation, he wrote libretti for many noted composers of the day, including Salieri and in particular Sacchini (Oedipe à Colone, amongst many others). His most famous work is Iphigénie en Tauride, his first libretto, set by Gluck after the composer had initially rejected it. Gluck collaborated with Guillard to heavily recast the libretto, not only to suit Gluck's artistic preferences, but also to accommodate pre-existing music that Gluck borrowed, both from himself and from other composers, when composing the opera. Guillard's librettos were often adaptations of previously-written works, rather than the products of original invention. He used a wide range of subjects as a starting point, basing his libretto for Sacchini's final opera on an English play and also using the works of Pierre Corneille on two occasions. In the 1790s he altered his style to fit the revolutionary atmosphere of the time, one of his last works being the epic La mort d'Adam, where he turned to biblical themes.
  • Nicolas-François Guillard est un librettiste français né à Chartres le 16 janvier 1752 et mort à Paris le 26 décembre 1814. En 1776, Guillard participa au recueil intitulé Journée de l'Amour, ou Heures de Cythère aux côtés de la comtesse de Turpin de Crissé, Charles-Simon Favart et Claude-Henri de Fusée de Voisenon puis, l'année suivante, au Pot pourri, étrennes aux gens de lettres avec Jacques Pierre Brissot de Warville. Guillard est l'auteur de plusieurs livrets d'opéras mis en musique par Gluck, Sacchini, Lesueur notamment. Ses œuvres sont le plus souvent écrites avec soin.
  • Nicolas-François Guillard, född 16 januari 1752 i Chartres, död 26 december 1814 i Paris, var en fransk librettförfattare. Han skrev tragiska operatexter, till vilka C W Gluck, A Sacchini, A Grétry med flera, satte musik.
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  • Nicolas-François Guillard (16 January 1752 – 26 December 1814) was a French librettist. He was born in Chartres and died in Paris, the recipient of a government pension in recognition of his work writing librettos. He was also on Comité de Lecture of the Paris Opéra. One of the foremost of the French librettist of his generation, he wrote libretti for many noted composers of the day, including Salieri and in particular Sacchini (Oedipe à Colone, amongst many others).
  • Nicolas-François Guillard est un librettiste français né à Chartres le 16 janvier 1752 et mort à Paris le 26 décembre 1814. En 1776, Guillard participa au recueil intitulé Journée de l'Amour, ou Heures de Cythère aux côtés de la comtesse de Turpin de Crissé, Charles-Simon Favart et Claude-Henri de Fusée de Voisenon puis, l'année suivante, au Pot pourri, étrennes aux gens de lettres avec Jacques Pierre Brissot de Warville.
  • Nicolas-François Guillard, född 16 januari 1752 i Chartres, död 26 december 1814 i Paris, var en fransk librettförfattare. Han skrev tragiska operatexter, till vilka C W Gluck, A Sacchini, A Grétry med flera, satte musik.
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