Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Over time, there have been several buildings and several theatrical companies named the "Theatre-Italien" or the "Comedie-Italienne" in Paris. Following the times, the theatre has shown both plays and operas. For convenience, this article distinguishes between the original Comedie-Italienne, the Theatre-Lyrique Italien (itself known under different names), and the modern Comedie-Italienne. The first operas shown in Paris (in the mid-17th century) had been Italian; however, Italian opera was quickly abandoned in favour of French opera, as witnessed by the creation of the Academie Royale de Musique. Despite this, over the course of the 18th century, Italian musical performers came to Paris. In particular, in 1752, performances of the opera buffa La serva padrona led to the Querelle des Bouffons, a debate about the relative superiorities of French and Italian musical traditions.

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