Adolphe Adam
French composer (1803–1856)
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Prolific French composer who wrote ballets and operas in the 19th century. Giselle and Le corsaire remain his most performed works, while "Minuit, chrétiens!" became a Christmas standard.
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Adolphe Charles Adam was a French composer, teacher and music critic. A prolific composer for the theatre, he is best known today for his ballets Giselle (1841) and Le corsaire (1856), his operas Le postillon de Lonjumeau (1836) and Si j'étais roi (1852) and his Christmas carol "Minuit, chrétiens!".
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