Nina ou La Folle par amour and its derivatives Some thoughts on a fashion phenomenon

The products derived from Nina ou La Folle par amour (a comédie mêlée d’ariettes by Marsollier and Dalayrac) demonstrate a true fashion that affected theatre, music and literature, as well as clothing and decorative arts, from the play’s premiere in 1786. They shed light on the dramaturgy of the play, on theatrical life at the end of the 18th century and on the complex reception of comedy from the Ancien Régime after the Revolution.