Opéra-National
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The Opéra-National was a Parisian opera company that the French composer Adolphe Adam founded in 1847 to provide an alternative to the two primary French opera companies in Paris, the Opéra and the Opéra-Comique. The goals of the new company were to "foster new compositional talent," revive opéras comiques from an earlier period, and produce opera at a lower ticket price for a wider public.
The Cirque Olympique on the Boulevard du Temple, the first theatre of the Opéra-National
Napoleon
Adolphe Adam
Aimé Maillart's Gastibelza at the Opéra-National (1847)
La Perle du Brésil
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La Perle du Brésil is an 1851 drame lyrique in 3 acts by composer Félicien David to a French-language libretto by J. Gabriel and Sylvain Saint-Étienne.
Set design for act 3 by Jules Chéret for the 1851 premiere
Zoé Adolphine Duez as Zora