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    Adolphe Adam

    Adolphe Charles Adam was a French composer, teacher and music critic. A prolific composer for the theatre, he is best known today for his ballets Giselle and Le corsaire, his operas Le postillon de Lonjumeau and Si j'étais roi and his Christmas carol "Minuit, chrétiens!". Adam was the son of a well-known composer and pianist, but his father did not wish him to pursue a musical career. Adam defied his father, and his many operas and ballets earned him a good living until he lost all his money in 1848 in a disastrous bid to open a new opera house in Paris in competition with the Opéra and Opéra-Comique. He recovered, and extended his activities to journalism and teaching. He was appointed as a professor at the Paris Conservatoire, France's principal music academy. Together with his older contemporary Daniel Auber and his teacher Adrien Boieldieu, Adam is credited with creating the later Romantic French form of opera. Wikipedia

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    Adolphe Charles Adam (French: [adɔlf adɑ̃]; 24 July 1803 - 3 May 1856) was a French composer, teacher and music critic. A prolific composer for the theatre, he is best known today for his ballets Giselle (1841) and Le corsaire (1856), his operas Le postillon de Lonjumeau (1836) and Si j'étais roi (1852) and his Christmas carol "Minuit ...
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    Adolphe Adam was a French composer whose music for the ballet Giselle (1841) is noted for its easy grace and cogency. It has retained its popularity with dancers and audiences to the present day. Adam wrote more than 70operas, of which the most popular in their day were Le Châlet (1834), Le
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  5. Adolphe Charles Adam (French: [adɔlf adɑ̃]; 24 July 1803 - 3 May 1856) was a French composer, teacher and music critic. A prolific composer for the theatre, he is best known today for his ballets Giselle (1841) and Le corsaire (1856), his operas Le postillon de Lonjumeau (1836) and Si j'étais roi (1852) and his Christmas carol "Minuit, chrétiens!"
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    Adolphe Adam vers 1855. La majorité des œuvres d'Adam n'eurent qu'un succès éphémère, notamment ses nombreuses chansons, pièces pour piano, cantates scéniques et autres œuvres vocales profanes et sacrées. Il réalisa également des arrangements et orchestrations d'œuvres d'autres compositeurs (Grétry, Monsigny, Dalayrac), parfois à la demande de Louis-Philippe lui-même.
  7. newworldencyclopedia.org

    Adolphe Charles Adam (July 24, 1803 - May 3, 1856) was a French composer and music critic. A prolific composer of operas and ballets, he is best known today for his ballets Giselle (1844) and Le Corsaire (1856, his last work), his opera Les Toréadors (AKA Le toréador ou L'accord parfait) (1849), and his Christmas carol O Holy Night (1847). Adolphe Adam saw himself in a leadership role to ...
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    Lithograph by an unknown artist of the ballerina Carlotta Grisi in the title role of Adam's Giselle, Paris, 1841. The Marble Maiden, Lithographie, London, 1845. This is a list of the complete ballets of the French opera and ballet composer Adolphe Adam (1803-1856).. La Chatte blanche.English-style pantomime in 1 act (composed jointly with Casimir Gide). ...
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    Adolphe Charles Adam (24 July 1803 - 3 May 1856) [1] was a French composer and music critic. He composed many operas and ballets. He is best known today for his ballets Giselle (1841) and Le corsaire (1856, his last work), and his operas Le postillon de Lonjumeau (1836), Le toréador (1849), and Si j'étais roi (1852, often regarded as his ...
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    This is a list of the complete operas of the French opera composer Adolphe Adam (1803-1856). Unless otherwise noted, all premieres took place in Paris. Best known for his opéras comiques, of which he wrote 36, Adam actually began his career with a series of 19 vaudevilles.He also composed three opéras, two opérettes, two pasticcios, one drame lyrique, one opéra-ballet and one scène ...
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    Adolphe Adam (born July 24, 1803, Paris, France - died May 3, 1856, Paris) was a French music critic, composer of the Romantic era, the author of numerous operas and ballets. He was one of the most prolific composers for the Paris stages. Today he is best remembered for his ballet scores Giselle and Le Corsaire and Christmas carol Cantique de Noël, translated to English as "O Holy Night".

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