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Robert le diable
is an
opera
in five acts composed by
Giacomo Meyerbeer
between 1827 and 1831, to a
libretto
written by
Eugène Scribe
and
Germain Delavigne
. Superficially based on the medieval legend of
Robert the Devil
, it is regarded as one of the first French
grand operas
. This illustration depicts the set design by
Pierre-Luc-Charles Cicéri
of the opera's third act, known as the
Ballet of the Nuns
.
Painting and lithography credit:
Pierre-Luc-Charles Cicéri
; additional lithography by
Eugène Cicéri
, Philippe Benoist,
Adolphe Jean-Baptiste Bayot
; restored by
Adam Cuerden
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