FRANCOIS-ADRIEN BOIELDIEU

François Adrien Boieldieu became one of the important French composers of opéra comique. Active around the Classical and early Romantic periods, he wrote stage works built on graceful melody, clear dramatic pacing, and elegant orchestration. La dame blanche remains his best-known opera and a landmark of early 19th-century French theatre.

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