François Ier à Chambord

François I er à Chambord is an opera originally in two acts and later reduced to a single act in a futile effort to lengthen its first and only run at the Opéra. It had its world premiere at the Paris opera house on 15 March 1830. The composer responsible for its score is not indicated in its libretto, but its music was created by Prosper de Ginestet. Alexandre-Pierre Moline de Saint-Yon and Fougeroux collaborated on its words, while Auguste Vestris provided the choreography for the…