Renaud (1783) marked Sacchini’s debut in Paris. Despite much criticism from the supporters of his rivals Gluck and Piccinni, Renaud was a success and Sacchini became the new favourite of Marie-Antoinette. Encouraged by the public who saw him as one of the finest composers of that time, he enriched the repertoire of the Paris Opéra with several masterpieces. Some of them were staged regularly for many years. Renaud was presented almost without interruption until 1799, and was revived in 1815.

This recording was made at the Arsenal of Metz in October 2012.

Book Contents:
- Benoît Dratwicki: Foreigners at the Académie Royale de Musique (1774-1789)
- Benoît Dratwicki: Sacchini and the Sacchinists at the heart of the quarrels
- Alexandre Dratwicki: A controversial new work
- Anonymous: The reception of Renaud, an eyewitness account, 1783
- Synopsis
- Libretto
- Cast & Tracklist

1 book + 2 CDs
CDs duration: 59’38 + 48’41
Book: hard cover, 132 pages, size 13,5 cm x 21,00 cm, languages French and English

Limited and numbered edition of 3000