<P>References </P><P>Introduction</P><P>1: The Cast and Setting</P><P>A New Print Medium </P><P>The Major Figures</P><P>The 1781 Reprint of Gluckist Texts</P><P>Journalism at the New Paper</P><P>The Activities of Gluck's Associate</P><P>Events Before 1777</P><P>Recitative and <I>Air</I></P><P>Gluck's Directing Skills</P><P>Berlioz on Gluck's Scores</P><P></P><P>2: Arnaud's Correspondence to Italy</P><P></P><P>3: The <I>Journal de Paris</I> on the Offensive </P><P>Ridicule of Marmontel</P><P>A Snare for La Harpe</P><P>Marmontel's <I>Essai</P></I><P>The <I>Essai</I> Misrepresented</P><P>Informed Commentaries on the <I>Essai</P></I><P>An Independent Assessment</P><P></P><P>4: Libel of La Harpe by Allusion</P><P>The Risk of Serious Criticism</P><P>The <I>Lettre par DAVID *** son Ami</P></I><P>A Vindictive Matter from the Past</P><P></P><P>5: The <I>Armide</I><U> </U>Episode</P><P>The <I>JPL</I> Review of <I>Armide</P><P></I>The <I>JP</I>'s Campaign of Disinformation</P><P>Another Assessment </P><P></P><P>6: Piccinni's Opera and Further Events</P><P>Piccinni's <I>Roland</P></I><P>The Mélophile</P><P>Journalists under Siege </P><P>Discord Fomented </P><P>The Club of Hercules</P><P>7: Disinterested Observers</P><P>Johann Nicolaus Forkel</P><P>François-Louis d'Escherny</P><P>Later Opinion from Paris</P><P></P><P>8: Profit and Power</P><P>The Motives</P><P>Gluck's Financial Acumen</P><P>Summation</P><I><P>Timeline of Major Events</P></I>