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• Le chalet (1834)
• Le postillon de Lonjumeau (1836)
• Le toréador (1849)
• La poupée de Nuremberg (1852)
• Si j'étais roi (1852)

“Le toréador” by Adolphe Adam

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The Toreador, L'accord parfait, The Perfect Agreement

Premiere / date of written: 18 May 1849

It was first performed at the Opéra-Comique, Paris on May 18, 1849. It was a huge success and the work regularly appeared in the repertoire of the Opéra-Comique until 1869.

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Genre: Opéra comique
Style / Movement: Early Romantic
Structure: Full-length Number opera
Discovery: Deep cut
Place: Spain

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