La serva padrona
Italian opera was abandoned in favour of French opera, not long after Louis XIV assumed power, as witnessed by the creation of the Académie d'Opéra in 1669. 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.