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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Adolphe_AdamAdolphe Adam - Wikipedia

    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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  3. www.britannica.com › biography › Adolphe-AdamAdolphe Adam | Romantic Ballet, Giselle & Le Corsaire ...

    Adolphe Adam (born July 24, 1803, Paris, France—died May 3, 1856, Paris) 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.

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  4. www.newworldencyclopedia.org › entry › Adolphe_AdamAdolphe Adam - New World Encyclopedia

    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).

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  6. www.youtube.com › watchAdolphe Adam: GISELLE - YouTube

    Music Adolphe Charles AdamLibretto Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Théophile GautierChoreographer (after J. Coralli, J. J. Perrot and M. Petipa) Howa...

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  7. www.britannica.com › topic › GiselleGiselle | Romantic Ballet, 19th Century, Choreography ...

    Giselle, ballet by French composer Adolphe Adam, first performed in Paris on June 28, 1841. Other than the Christmas carol Minuit, Chrétiens (known in English as O Holy Night), Giselle is Adam’s most famous work.

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  8. www.operadeparis.fr › en › artistsAdolphe Adam - Opéra national de Paris

    Adolphe Adam was a French composer of comic opera and ballet, who influenced Offenbach and Delibes. He wrote Le Chalet, Le Postillon de Longjumeau, Giselle and other popular works.

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  10. www.classical-music.com › composers › adolphe-adamAdam, Adolphe - Classical Music

    You may know him largely for one carol and a popular ballet but, says Christopher Cook, there’s much more to the French composer, Adolphe Adam