Adolphe Benoît Blaise was an 18th-century French bassoonist and composer, died in 1772. He joined the orchestra of the

Comédie-Italienne Comédie-Italienne or Théâtre-Italien are French names which have been used to refer to Italian-language theatre and opera when performed in France. The earliest recorded visits by Italian players were commedia dell'arte companies employed b ...

in 1737 and composed the music for ''Le petit maistre'' in 1738. In 1743, he was head of the orchestra of the Foire Saint-Laurent and in 1744 of that of the Foire Saint-Germain. From 1753 to 1760, he was director of the orchestra of the Comédie-Italienne and composed many

ballet Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form ...

s, divertissements, dances, parodies,

pantomime Pantomime (; informally panto) is a type of musical comedy stage production designed for family entertainment. It was developed in England and is performed throughout the United Kingdom, Ireland and (to a lesser extent) in other English-speakin ...

s and overall the music for the successful comedy by

Justine Favart Marie Justine Benoîte Favart (née Duronceray) (15 June 1727 – 22 April 1772) was an operatic singer, actress, playwright and dancer, the wife of the dramatist, Charles Simon Favart. Biography Madame Favart is largely responsible for the 18 ...

''Annette et Lubin'' (1762) and two comedies by Favart: ''Isabelle et Gertrude'' (1765) and finally ''

La Rosière de Salency ''La Rosière de Salency'' is a three-act comedy, mingled with arriettes, by Charles-Simon Favart, music by Blaise, Philidor, Monsigny and Duni. It was presented at Château de Fontainebleau 25 October 1769 and at Comédie-Italienne 14 Decemb ...

'' (1769).

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