La muette de Portici
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La muette de Portici, also called Masaniello in some versions, is an opera in five acts by Daniel Auber, with a libretto by Germain Delavigne, revised by Eugène Scribe.
Anna Pavlova in the mute title role
The Théâtre de la Monnaie (Muntschouwburg) where the performance of 25 August 1830 sparked riots leading to the Belgian Revolution
La muette de Portici, the eruption of the volcano, 1893 production
Belgian Revolution
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The Belgian Revolution was the 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.
Episode of the Belgian Revolution of 1830, Gustaf Wappers
Charles Rogier leads the 250 revolutionary volunteers from Liège to Brussels (Charles Soubre, 1878)
Retreat of the Dutch cavalry on the Vlaamsesteenweg in Brussel, 1830
Leopold taking the constitutional oath (Gustaf Wappers, 1831)