This French composer Daniel François Esprit Auber (1782âÂÂ1871) is best known for his operas, including 31 opéras comiques, 7 opéras, 3 drames lyriques, and one each of works designated as comédie, comédie mêlée de chant, intermède, opéra féerie, opéra historique, scène lyrique and scène-prologue. All were premiered in Paris, except Jean de Couvain, which was premiered in Chimay (now in Belgium), and La fête de Versailles, which was premiered in Versailles.
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- Pitou, Spire (1990). The Paris Opéra: An Encyclopedia of Operas, Ballets, Composers, and Performers. Growth and Grandeur, 1815âÂÂ1914. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. .
- Schneider, Herbert (1992). "Auber, Daniel-François-Esprit" in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie. London: Macmillan. .
- Walsh, T. J. (1981). Second Empire Opera: The Théâtre Lyrique, Paris, 1851âÂÂ1870. London: John Calder. .
- Wild, Nicole; Charlton, David (2005). Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique Paris: répertoire 1762-1972. Sprimont, Belgium: Editions Mardaga. .
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