Le Rossignol

Le Rossignol was an opera in a single act with a score by Louis-Sébastien Le Brun and a libretto by Charles-Guillaume Etienne. It had its world premiere at the Royal Academy of Music on 23 April 1816 and went on to enjoy a prosperous run of 183 presentations at the Opéra between 1816 and 1832. It was given every year during this period and was not withdrawn until after its performance on 23 March 1832. It was given again on 6 May 1845 at the benefit for Mme Julie Dorus-Gras before it was…