Adolphe Adam (1803-1856) was a French composer best known for the ballet Giselle and the Christmas carol O Holy Night. He also wrote many works for the Paris Opera and taught at the Paris Conservatory ...
Since its premiere in Paris in 1841, Giselle has captured the imagination and torn at the heart with its Romantic tale of love, tragedy, vengeful ghosts, yearning and madness. Adolphe Adam’s exquisite ...
Adolphe Adam is most familiar to audiences today as the composer of Giselle, the quintessential Romantic ballet, but the majority of stage works were vocal, including 36 opéras-comique. They don’t get ...