Le postillon de Lonjumeau

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Le postillon de Lonjumeau is a comic opera (opéra-comique) by French composer Adolphe Adam, best known for its virtuosic tenor aria and lighthearted, romantic plot.

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instanceOf comic opera
opéra-comique
characteristic lighthearted plot
romantic plot
virtuosic tenor writing
composer Adolphe Adam
countryOfOrigin France
firstPerformanceDate 1836-10-13
firstPerformanceVenueType opera house
genre comic opera
opéra-comique
hasTypeOfWork sung numbers with spoken dialogue
language French
librettist Adolphe de Leuven
Brunswick
mainCharacter Chapelou
mainCharacterOccupation postilion
notableAria Mes amis, écoutez l’histoire
notableFor high D in the tenor aria
notableRole Chapelou
notableVoiceType tenor
numberOfActs 3
originalMedium stage work
partOfComposerOeuvre stage works of Adolphe Adam
premiereCity Paris
premiereLocation Opéra-Comique
premiereTheatreCompany Opéra-Comique company
linked to: Opéra-Comique
publicationCentury 19th century
settingCountry France
settingPeriod 18th century

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Adolphe Adam notableWork Le postillon de Lonjumeau
Adolphe Adam composed Le postillon de Lonjumeau
Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges notableWork Le postillon de Lonjumeau