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ADAN (Adam) Adolph Charles (24 VII 1803, Paris - 3 V 1856, ibid. ) - French composer. Ch. Institute of France (1844). The son of L. Adan. He studied at the Paris Conservatory under F. Benoit (organ), Eller and A. Reich (counterpoint), as well as F. A. Boaldieu (composition), who had a great influence on A. Rome. etc. (1825). In 1829 he made his debut as an opera composer (comic opera Peter and Catherine). In his first comedian. operas noticeably influenced the music of F. Ober. The opera The Postman from Longjumeau (1836), with its easily remembered melodies close to the French, was most famous. household songs. A. belong also in the genre of "big opera", for example. the opera Richard in Palestine (1844, Theater Royal Academy of Music, Paris).