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| Adolphe Adam
(1803 - 1856)
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| 1803 |
Born on 24 July
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| 1820 |
Enters the Paris Conservatory, where he is taught by opera composer François Boieldieu |
| 1825 |
Wins second prize in the Prix de Rome
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| 1826 |
In Geneva, meets the famous dramatist and opera librettist Eugène Scribe, who helps get Adam's early operas staged. |
| 1832 |
After the Revolution of 1830, moves from Paris to London and sees several of his stage works produced. |
| 1839 |
Visits Russia for a successful opera and ballet season. |
| 1848 |
The next revolution in France forces his own opera house to close and he is financially ruined. |
| 1849 |
Appointed professor of composition at the Paris Conservatory |
| 1856 |
Died 3 May, in Paris |
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