Ariodant
Ariodant is an opéra comique (drame mêlé de musique) in three acts by the French composer Étienne Méhul first performed at the Théâtre Favart in Paris on 11 October 1799. The libretto, by François-Benoît Hoffman is based on the same episode in Ariosto's Orlando Furioso that also inspired Handel's opera Ariodante. The work had a profound influence on the development of Romantic opera, particularly in Germany.
| Ariodant | |
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| Opéra comique by Étienne Méhul | |
Title page of the libretto | |
| Librettist | François-Benoît Hoffman |
| Language | French |
| Based on | Episode in Ariosto's Orlando Furioso |
| Premiere | 11 October 1799 Opéra-Comique, Paris |
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