Opera in the Repertoire · Classical
Adrien
Music by Étienne Méhul · libretto by François-Benoît Hoffman · premiered 1799 · at Paris Opera
Adrien (Hadrian) is an opera by the French composer Étienne Méhul. The libretto, by François-Benoît Hoffman, is closely based on Metastasio's Adriano in Siria. Written in 1791 and intended for performance at the Paris Opéra in 1792, the work was caught up in the turbulent political climate of the French Revolution and banned until 1799.
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About the Composer
Étienne Méhul is the composer of record for this opera.
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Other Operas by Étienne Méhul
- Euphrosine (1790)
- Cora (1791)
- Horatius Coclès (1794)
- Doria (1795)
- La taupe et les papillons (1797)
- Ariodant (1799)
- Bion (1800)
- L'irato (1801)