Nicolas Dalayrac

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Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac (born June 8, 1753 in Muret, Haute-Garonne, France; died November 26, 1809, in Paris), also spelled d'Alayrac, was a French composer, best known for his opéra-comiques.

Trained as a lawyer, he was encouraged by his father to abandon his career and follow his passion for music. His earliest works were violin duets, string trios and quartets, but his main fame was as a prolific composer of operas for the Comédie-Italienne (later remamed the Opéra-Comique). He was a Freemason and is said to have composed the music for the induction of Voltaire to his lodge. He married the actress Gilberte Pétronille Sallarde. After the French Revolution he changed his name from the aristocratic d'Alayrac to Dalayrac. In 1804, he received the Légion d'honneur.

[edit] Notable works

• Nina ou La folle par amour (1786)
• Les deux petits Savoyards (1789)
• Maison à vendre (1800)
• Camille ou le souterrain (1791)
• Adolphe et Clara ou Les deux prisonniers (1799)
• Gulistan ou Le Hulla de Samarcande (1805)
• Koulouf ou Les Chinois (1806)

[edit] See also

Les Neuf Sœurs

[edit] External link

• List of Works