Adèle de Ponthieu
Music by Niccolò Piccinni · libretto by Jean-Paul-André Razins de Saint-Marc
Adèle de Ponthieu is a French-language opera by the composer Niccolò Piccinni, first performed at the Académie Royale de Musique, Paris (the Paris Opera) on 27 October 1781, to inaugurate the new venue of the theatre near the Saint-Martin gate. It takes the form of a tragédie lyrique in three acts. The libretto, by Jean-Paul-André Razins de Saint-Marc, had been previously set by the composers Jean-Benjamin de La Borde and Pierre Montan Berton in 1772.
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About the Composer
Niccolò Piccinni is the composer of record for this opera.
Text from the Wikipedia article "Niccolò Piccinni", licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Other Operas by Niccolò Piccinni
- Atys (1676)
- Didon (1770)
- Diane et Endymion (1784)