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Aline, reine de Golconde

Music by Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny · libretto by Michel-Jean Sedaine · premiered 1766 · at Théâtre des Tuileries

Aline, reine de Golconde (‘Aline, Queen of Golconda’) is an opera (ballet-héroïque) in three acts by Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny to a libretto by Michel-Jean Sedaine based on a story by Stanislas-Jean de Boufflers. It was first performed in the Salle des Machines in Paris on 15 April 1766.

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About the Composer

Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny is the composer of record for this opera.

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