July 24, 1803:
Adolphe Charles Adam is born in Paris, Republic of France, the son of Jean Louis Adam, pianist, composer, and teacher.
January 22, 1824:
Pierre et Marie, ou Le soldat ménétrier, a vaudeville by Adolphe Adam (20), is performed for the first time, at the Théâtre Gymnase-Dramatique, Paris.
June 9, 1824:
Le baiser au porteur, a vaudeville by Adolphe Adam (20), is performed for the first time, at the Théâtre Gymnase-Dramatique, Paris.
October 21, 1824:
Le bal champêtre, a vaudeville by Adolphe Adam (21), is performed for the first time, at the Théâtre Gymnase-Dramatique, Paris.
December 14, 1824:
La haine d’une femme, a vaudeville by Adolphe Adam (21), is performed for the first time, at the Théâtre Gymnase-Dramatique, Paris.
July 9, 1825:
L’exile, a vaudeville by Adolphe Adam (21), is performed for the first time, at the Théâtre de Vaudeville, Paris.
March 14, 1826:
L’oncle d’Amérique, an opera by Adolphe Adam (22) to words of Scribe and Mazères, is performed for the first time, at the Théâtre Gymnase-Dramatique, Paris.
March 29, 1826:
L’anonyme, a vaudeville by Adolphe Adam (22) to words of Jouslin de la Salle, Dupeuty, and de Villeneuve, is performed for the first time, at the Théâtre de Vaudeville, Paris.
March 9, 1827:
Le hussard de Felsheim, a vaudeville by Adolphe Adam (23) to words of Deupeuty, Villeneuve, and Vilain de Saint-Hilaire, is performed for the first time, at the Théâtre de Vaudeville, Paris.
May 12, 1827:
L’héritière e t l’orpheline, a vaudeville by Adolphe Adam (23) to words of Anne and Henry de Tully, is performed for the first time, at the Théâtre de Vaudeville, Paris.
May 15, 1827:
Perkin Warbeck, ou Le commis marchand, an opera by Adolphe Adam (23) to words of Tháulon, Brazier, and Carmouche, is performed for the first time, at the Théâtre Gymnase-Dramatique, Paris.
September 8, 1827:
Mon ami Pierre, a vaudeville by Adolphe Adam (24) to words of Dartois, is performed for the first time, at the Théâtre des Nouveautés, Paris.
November 15, 1827:
Monsieur Botte, a vaudeville by Adolphe Adam (24) to words of Dupeuty and Villeneuve, is performed for the first time, at the Théâtre de Vaudeville, Paris.
December 12, 1827:
Le Caleb de Walter Scott, a vaudeville by Adolphe Adam (24) to words of Dartois and Planard, is performed for the first time, at the Théâtre des Nouveautés, Paris.
December 28, 1827:
Le mal du pays, ou La batelière de Brientz, an opera by Adolphe Adam (24) to words of Scribe and Mélesville (pseud. of Duveyrier), is performed for the first time, at the Théâtre Gymnase-Dramatique, Paris.
January 16, 1828:
Lidda, ou La jeune servant, a vaudeville by Adolphe Adam (24) to words of Anne, is performed for the first time, at the Théâtre des Nouveautés, Paris.
January 30, 1828:
La reine de seize ans, an opera by Adolphe Adam (24) to words of Bayard, is performed for the first time, at the Théâtre Gymnase-Dramatique, Paris.
February 7, 1828:
Le barbier châtelain, ou La loterie de Francfort, a vaudeville by Adolphe Adam (24) to words of Anne and Théaulon, is performed for the first time, at the Théâtre des Nouveautés, Paris.
April 14, 1828:
Le comediens par testament, a vaudeville by Adolphe Adam (24) to words of Picard and Laffite, is performed for the first time, at the Théâtre des Nouveautés, Paris.
June 16, 1828:
Les trios cantons, ou La Confédération suisse, a vaudeville by Adolphe Adam (24) to words of Villeneuve and Dupeuty, is performed for the first time, at the Théâtre de Vaudeville, Paris.
October 2, 1828:
Valentine, ou La chute des feuilles, a vaudeville by Adolphe Adam (25) to words of Saint-Hilaire and Villeneuve, is performed for the first time, at the Théâtre des Nouveautés, Paris.
November 5, 1828:
Le cié, a vaudeville by Adolphe Adam (25) to words of Leroi and Hyppolyte, is performed for the first time, at the Théâtre de Vaudeville, Paris.
February 6, 1829:
Le jeune propriétaire et le vieux fermier, ou La ville et le village, a vaudeville by Adolphe Adam (25) to words of Dartois, is performed for the first time, at the Théâtre des Nouveautés, Paris.
February 9, 1829:
Pierre et Catherine, an opera by Adolphe Adam (25) to words of Vernoy de Saint-Georges, is performed for the first time, by the Opéra-Comique, Paris. It is his first production with the Opéra-Comique and a great success.
October 1, 1829:
Isaure, a vaudeville by Adolphe Adam (26), is performed for the first time, at the Théâtre des Nouveautés, Paris.
April 23, 1830:
Danilowa, an opera by Adolphe Adam (26) to words of Vial and Duport, is performed for the first time, in the Opéra-Comique, Paris.
July 26, 1830:
La chatte blanche, a ballet by Adolphe Adam (27) and Casimir Gide, is performed for the first time, at the Théâtre des Nouveautés, Paris.
August 21, 1830:
Trois jours en une heure, an opera by Adolphe Adam (27) to words of Gabriel (pseud. of Lurieu) and Masson, is performed for the first time, in the Opéra-Comique, Paris.
November 18, 1830:
Les trois Catherine, a vaudeville by Adolphe Adam (27) and C. Gide, is performed for the first time, at the Théâtre des Nouveautés, Paris.
December 2, 1830:
Joséphine, ou Le retour de Wagram, an opera by Adolphe Adam (27) to words of Gabriel and Delaboullaye, is performed for the first time, in the Opéra-Comique, Paris.
March 7, 1831:
Le morceau d’ensemble, an opera by Adolphe Adam (27) to words of Carmouche and Courcy, is performed for the first time, in the Opéra-Comique, Paris.
March 9, 1831:
Nicolò Paganini (48) performs in Paris for the first time, at the Opéra to wild enthusiasm. Present are Luigi Cherubini (70), Friedrich Kalkbrenner (45), Giacomo Meyerbeer (39), Fromental Halévy (31), Adolphe Adam (27), Heinrich Heine, George Sand, and Victor Hugo, in short, most of artistic Paris.
July 9, 1831:
Le grand prix, ou Le voyage à fraix communs, an opera by Adolphe Adam (27) to words of Gabriel and Masson, is performed for the first time, in the Opéra-Comique, Paris.
December 1, 1831:
Casimir, ou Le premier tête-â-tête, a vaudeville by Adolphe Adam (28), is performed for the first time, at the Théâtre des Nouveautés, Paris.
October 1, 1832:
His First Campaign, a military spectacle by Adolphe Adam (29), is performed for the first time, at Covent Garden, London.
November 5, 1832:
The Dark Diamond, an historical melodrama by Adolphe Adam (29), is performed for the first time, at Covent Garden, London.
February 16, 1833:
Faust, a ballet by Adolphe Adam (29) to a scenario of Deshayes, is performed for the first time, in King’s Theatre, London.
September 18, 1833:
Le proscrit, ou Le tribunal invisible, an opera by Adolphe Adam (30) to words of Carmouche and Saintine, is performed for the first time, at the Opéra-Comique, Paris.
January 23, 1834:
Une bonne fortune, an opera by Adolphe Adam (30) to words of Féréol (pseud. of Second) and Edouard, is performed for the first time, at the Opéra-Comique, Paris.
September 25, 1834:
Le chalet, an opera by Adolphe Adam (31) to words of Scribe and Mélesville after Goethe, is performed for the first time, at the Opéra-Comique, Paris.
February 28, 1835:
La marquise, an opera by Adolphe Adam (31) to words of Saint-Georges and Leuven, is performed for the first time, at the Opéra-Comique, Paris.
June 29, 1835:
Micheline, ou L’heure d’esprit, an opera by Adolphe Adam (31) to words of Saint-Hilaire, Masson, and Villeneuve, is performed for the first time, at the Opéra-Comique, Paris.
September 21, 1836:
La fille du Danube, a ballet by Adolphe Adam (33) to a scenario by Taglioni and Desmares, is performed for the first time, at the Paris Opéra. It is his first work for the Opéra.
October 13, 1836:
Le postillon de Lonjumeau, an opera by Adolphe Adam (33) to words of Leuven and Brunswick (pseud. of Lhérie), is performed for the first time, at the Opéra-Comique, Paris.
March 26, 1837:
Messe solennelle for solo voices, chorus, and instruments by Adolphe Adam (33) is performed for the first time, in the Church of Saint-Eustache, Paris.
July 5, 1837:
Les mohicans, a ballet by Adolphe Adam (33) to a scenario by Guerra, is performed for the first time, at the Paris Opéra.
November 1, 1837:
Johann Strauss Sr. leads his orchestra in a performance of his Viennese waltzes in Paris before an appreciative audience which includes Luigi Cherubini (77), Daniel Auber (55), Giacomo Meyerbeer (46), Fromental Halévy (38), Adolphe Adam (34) and Hector Berlioz (33).
January 6, 1838:
Le fidèle berger, an opera by Adolphe Adam (34) to words of Scribe and Saint-Georges, is performed for the first time, at the Opéra-Comique, Paris.
August 2, 1838:
César Franck (15) wins the First Prize in piano at the Paris Conservatoire. The jury, consisting of Director Luigi Cherubini (77), Adolphe Adam (35), Camille Pleyel, Charles-Valentin Alkan (24), Jacques Herz, Charles Kontzki, Félix Le Couppey, and Jean Schneitzhoeffer, are unanimous.
October 31, 1838:
Le brasseur de Preston, an opera by Adolphe Adam (35) to words of Leuven and Brunswick (pseud. of Lhérie), is performed for the first time, at the Opéra-Comique, Paris.
January 17, 1839:
Régine, ou Les deux nuits, an opera by Adolphe Adam (35) to words of Scribe, is performed for the first time, at the Opéra-Comique, Paris.
September 19, 1839:
La reine d’un jour, an opera by Adolphe Adam (36) to words of Scribe and Saint-Georges, is performed for the first time, at the Opéra-Comique, Paris.
February 21, 1840:
L’écumeur de mer, a ballet by Adolphe Adam (36), is performed for the first time, before the imperial court in St. Petersburg.
April 28, 1840:
Die Hamadryaden, an opera-ballet by Adolphe Adam (36) to words of Pernot de Colombey, is performed for the first time, at the Berlin Court Opera.
December 12, 1840:
La rose de Péronne, an opera by Adolphe Adam (37) to words of Leuven and d’Ennery (pseud. of Philippe), is performed for the first time, at the Opéra-Comique, Paris.
June 28, 1841:
Giselle, ou Les Wilis, a ballet fantastique by Adolphe Adam (37) to a story by Gautier and St.-Georges, is performed for the first time, at the Paris Opéra.
October 26, 1841:
La main de fer, ou Le marriage secret, an opera by Adolphe Adam (39) to words of Scribe and Leuven, is performed for the first time, at the Opéra-Comique, Paris.
October 13, 1842:
Le roi d’Yvetot, an opera by Adolphe Adam (39) to words of Leuven and Brunswick, is performed for the first time, at the Opéra-Comique, Paris.
December 23, 1842:
The artistic elite of Paris gather at the Hôtel L’Empire to bid farewell to Giacomo Meyerbeer (51) the night before he departs for Berlin. Among those present are Frédéric Chopin (32), Gaetano Donizetti (45), Adolphe Adam (39), and Heinrich Heine. Those sending messages include George Sand, Eugéne Scribe and Daniel Auber (60).
September 14, 1843:
Lambert Simnel, an opera by Adolphe Adam (40) to words of Scribe and Mélesville), is performed for the first time, at the Opéra-Comique, Paris.
February 10, 1844:
Cagliostro, an opera by Adolphe Adam (40) to words of Scribe and Saint-Georges, is performed for the first time, at the Opéra-Comique, Paris.
October 7, 1844:
Richard en Palestine, an opera by Adolphe Adam (41) to words of Foucher, is performed for the first time, at the Paris Opéra.
August 11, 1845:
Le diable à quatre, a ballet by Adolphe Adam (42) to a scenario by Leuven and Mazillier, is performed for the first time, at the Paris Opéra.
September 27, 1845:
The Marble Maiden, a ballet by Adolphe Adam (42) to a scenario by Saint-Georges and Albert, is performed for the first time, at the Drury Lane Theatre, London.
October 30, 1845:
In a concert organized by the father of the composer, the églogue biblique Ruth for solo voices, chorus and orchestra by César Franck (22) to words of the Bible and Guillemin is performed for the first time, in the Salle Erard, Paris. Present at the invitation of the elder Franck are Gaspare Spontini (70), Giacomo Meyerbeer (54), Fromental Halévy (46), Adolphe Adam (42), Charles-Valentin Alkan (31), Franz Liszt (34) and Ignaz Moscheles. The composers are mildly lauditory except for Liszt who is effusively so.
May 31, 1847:
La bouquetière, an opéra by Adolphe Adam (43) to words of Lucas, is performed for the first time, at the Paris Opéra.
November 15, 1847:
Les premiers pas, an opéra comique by Daniel Auber (65), Adolphe Adam (44), Michele Carafa de Colobrano, and Fromental Halévy (48) to words of Royer and Vaëz, is performed for the first time, at the opening of the Opéra-National, Paris.
February 16, 1848:
Grisélidis, ou Les cinq sens, a ballet by Adolphe Adam (45) to a scenario by Pinel Dumanoir and Mazillier, is performed for the first time, at the Paris Opéra.
May 18, 1849:
Le toredor, ou L’accord parfait, an opera by Adolphe Adam (45) to words of Sauvage, is performed for the first time, at the Opéra-Comique, Paris.
October 8, 1849:
La filleule des fées, a ballet by Adolphe Adam (46) and Alfred, Comte de Saint-Julien to a scenario by Saint-Georges and Perrot, is performed for the first time, at the Paris Opéra.
December 24, 1849:
Le Fanal, an opéra by Adolphe Adam (46) to words of Saint-Georges, is performed for the first time, at the Paris Opéra.
July 20, 1850:
Giralda, ou La nouvelle Psyché, an opera by Adolphe Adam (46) to words of Scribe, is performed for the first time, at the Opéra-Comique, Paris.
November 22, 1850:
Messe de Saint-Cecile for solo voices, chorus and orchestra by Adolphe Adam (47) is performed for the first time.
August 6, 1851:
Les nations, a cantata by Adolphe Adam (48) to words of Banville, is performed for the first time, at the Paris Opéra.
February 21, 1852:
La poupée de Nuremberg, an opera by Adolphe Adam (48) to words of Leuven and Beauplan after Hoffmann, is performed for the first time, at the Opéra-National, Paris.
March 19, 1852:
Le farfadet, an opera by Adolphe Adam (48) to words of Planard, is performed for the first time, at the Opéra-Comique, Paris.
September 4, 1852:
Si j’étais roi, an opera by Adolphe Adam (49) to words of d’Ennery and Brésil, is performed for the first time, at the Théâtre-Lyrique, Paris.
November 16, 1852:
La fête des arts, a cantata by Adolphe Adam (49) to words of Mery, is performed for the first time, at the Opéra-Comique, Paris.
December 29, 1852:
Orfa, a ballet by Adolphe Adam (49) to a scenario by Trianon and Mazillier, is performed for the first time, at the Paris Opéra.
December 30, 1852:
La faridondaine, a drama with songs by Adolphe Adam (49) and Louis Adolphe de Groot to words of Dupeuty and Bourget, is performed for the first time, at Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin, Paris.
February 2, 1853:
Le sourd, ou L’auberge pleine, an opera by Adolphe Adam (49) to words of Langlé and Leuven after Choudard Desforges, is performed for the first time, at the Opéra-Comique, Paris.
April 11, 1853:
Le roi des halles, an opera by Adolphe Adam (49) to words of Leuven and Brunswick, is performed for the first time, at the Théâtre-Lyrique, Paris.
October 6, 1853:
Le bijou perdu, an opera by Adolphe Adam (50) to words of Leuven and Pittaud de Forges, is performed for the first time, at the Théâtre-Lyrique, Paris.
December 16, 1854:
Le muletier de Tolède, an opera by Adolphe Adam (51) to words of d’Ennery and Clairville, is performed for the first time, at the Théâtre-Lyrique, Paris.
December 24, 1854:
A Clichy, an opera by Adolphe Adam (51) to words of d’Ennery and Grangé, is performed for the first time, at the Théâtre-Lyrique, Paris.
September 13, 1855:
Victoire, a cantata by Adolphe Adam (52) to words of Carré, is performed for the first time, at the Opéra-Comique, Paris.
October 17, 1855:
Le houzard de Berchini, an opera by Adolphe Adam (52) to words of Rosier, is performed for the first time, at the Opéra-Comique, Paris.
January 18, 1856:
Falstaff, an opera by Adolphe Adam (52) to words of Saint-Georges and Leuven after Shakespeare, is performed for the first time, at the Théâtre-Lyrique, Paris.
January 23, 1856:
Le corsaire, a ballet by Adolphe Adam (52) to a scenario by Saint-Georges and Mazillier, is performed for the first time, at the Paris Opéra.
March 24, 1856:
Mam’zelle Geneviève, an opera by Adolphe Adam (52) to words of Brunswick and Beauplan, is performed for the first time, at the Théâtre-Lyrique, Paris.
April 29, 1856:
Les pantins de Violette, an operetta by Adolphe Adam (52) to words of Battu, is performed for the first time, at the Bouffes-Parisiens, Paris.
May 3, 1856:
Adolphe Charles Adam dies in his apartment at 24 rue Buffault in Paris, in the French Empire, aged 52 years, eight months, and nine days. His mortal remains will be buried in the Cimitière de Montmartre, Paris.
June 21, 1856:
Hector Berlioz (52) is elected to the French Institute on his sixth attempt. He fills the seat vacated by the death of Adolphe Adam. The enfant terrible of the 1820s and 30s has joined the establishment.