La mort d'Adam
Encyclopedia
La mort d'Adam et son apothéose is a Biblical opera
in 3 acts by composer Jean-François Le Sueur
with a French libretto by Nicolas-François Guillard
. Le Sueur wrote the opera while working as an instructor at the Conservatoire de Musique in Paris
. The opera was initially scheduled to be performed at the Conservatoire but was dropped in favor of Charles Simon Catel
's Semiramis
. Upset over this decision, Le Sueur published anonymously a pamphlet entitled Projet d'un plan général de l'instruction musicale en France, in which he harshly criticized the methods of instruction followed at the Conservatoire, his rival Catel, and Catel's patron, the director of the Conservatoire. Le Sueur was subsequently fired from the Conservatoire on September 23, 1802 and the composer lived in a state of poverty for about a year before he became maître de chapelle to the First Consul in Paris in early 1804. Eventually, Le Sueur was able to mount a production of La mort d'Adam. The opera was first performed at the Académie impériale
in Paris
on March 21, 1809.
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
in 3 acts by composer Jean-François Le Sueur
Jean-François Le Sueur
Jean-François Le Sueur was a French composer, best known for his oratorios and operas.-Life:...
with a French libretto by Nicolas-François Guillard
Nicolas-François Guillard
Nicolas-François Guillard was a French librettist. He was born in Chartres and died in Paris, the recipient of a government pension in recognition of his work writing librettos. He was also on Comité de Lecture of the Paris Opéra...
. Le Sueur wrote the opera while working as an instructor at the Conservatoire de Musique in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. The opera was initially scheduled to be performed at the Conservatoire but was dropped in favor of Charles Simon Catel
Charles Simon Catel
Charles Simon Catel was a French composer and educator born at L'Aigle, Orne.-Biography:Catel studied at the Royal School of Singing in Paris. He was the chief assistant to François-Joseph Gossec at the orchestra of the National Guard in 1790...
's Semiramis
Semiramis
The real and historical Shammuramat , was the Assyrian queen of Shamshi-Adad V , King of Assyria and ruler of the Neo Assyrian Empire, and its regent for four years until her son Adad-nirari III came of age....
. Upset over this decision, Le Sueur published anonymously a pamphlet entitled Projet d'un plan général de l'instruction musicale en France, in which he harshly criticized the methods of instruction followed at the Conservatoire, his rival Catel, and Catel's patron, the director of the Conservatoire. Le Sueur was subsequently fired from the Conservatoire on September 23, 1802 and the composer lived in a state of poverty for about a year before he became maître de chapelle to the First Consul in Paris in early 1804. Eventually, Le Sueur was able to mount a production of La mort d'Adam. The opera was first performed at the Académie impériale
Paris Opera
The Paris Opera is the primary opera company of Paris, France. It was founded in 1669 by Louis XIV as the Académie d'Opéra and shortly thereafter was placed under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste Lully and renamed the Académie Royale de Musique...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
on March 21, 1809.