La Mort d’Adam

La Mort d’Adam was billed as a tragedy in three acts with a score by Lesueur, a libretto by Guillard, and choreography by Milon (act 1) and Pierre-Gabriel Gardel (acts 2, 3). It had its world premiere on 21 March 1809, but it failed to arouse much enthusiasm and had to be dropped from the repertory permanently on 4 February 1810 after 16 performances. The opera opens near the tomb of Abel, where a ballet of young girls is celebrating the coming marriage of Sélime (I, 1). The prospective groom…