Introduction

Biography

Adolphe was the son of Jo­hann Lud­wig Adam.

His fa­ther taught at the Pa­ris Con­ser­va­tory. Ad­olphe stu­died un­der him, Hen­ry Le­moine, Be­no­ist, Rei­cha, and Boiel­dieu, and was a friend of Lou­is Hér­old.

Adam re­ceived hon­or­able men­tion in the 1824 Prix de Rome com­pe­ti­tion, then won the prize the fol­low­ing year.

In his life, he wrote more than 50 op­eras and 12 bal­lets.

Works

• Gi­selle, ou Les Wil­is (1841)
• Richard en Pal­es­tine
• Le Pos­til­lon de Long­ju­meau
• Souvenirs d’un Mu­si­cien (Pa­ris: 1857)
• Derniers Sou­ve­nirs d’un Mu­si­cien (Pa­ris: 1859)