Adolphe Nourrit
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Adolphe Nourrit was a French operatic tenor, librettist, and composer. One of the most esteemed opera singers of the 1820s and 1830s, he was particularly associated with the works of Gioachino Rossini
Adolphe Nourrit
Costume designs by Eugène Du Faget for the original production of William Tell: Adolphe Nourrit in the middle, with Laure Cinti-Damoreau left and Nicolas Levasseur right.
Nourrit in the title role of Tarare by Antonio Salieri
Belgian Revolution
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The Belgian Revolution was a conflict which led to the secession of the southern provinces from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and the establishment of an independent Kingdom of Belgium.
Adolphe Nourrit
…in Brussels on 25 August 1830, the duet "Amour sacré de la patrie", with Nourrit in the tenor role, was the key to the "opera riot" that sparked the Belgian Revolution. Nourrit was an intelligent and cultured singer. He possessed a mellow and powerful vocal timbre during his prime and was a master of the head voice…
Episode of the Belgian Revolution of 1830, Gustaaf Wappers
Portrait of William I by Joseph Paelinck, 1819
Charles Rogier leads the 250 revolutionary volunteers from Liège to Brussels (Charles Soubre, 1878)
Retreat of the Dutch cavalry on the Vlaamsesteenweg in Brussels, 1830