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La Esmeralda
is a grand opera in four acts composed by
Louise Bertin
, an adaptation of the French Gothic novel
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
by
Victor Hugo
, who also wrote the libretto for the opera. This sketch by
Charles-Antoine Cambon
shows the set design for act 3, scene 2, of the opera, which premiered at the
Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique
in Paris on 14 November 1836.
Set design credit:
Charles-Antoine Cambon
; restored by
Adam Cuerden
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