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Le maçon
Opera by Daniel Auber / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Le maçon (French for The Mason) is an opéra comique in three acts by Daniel Auber to a libretto by Eugène Scribe and Germain Delavigne. It premiered at the Opéra-Comique Salle Feydeau in Paris on 3 May 1825.[1] It was to become Auber's first enduring success.[2]
For the surname, see Le Maçon.
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Among the original cast was the tenor Antoine Ponchard.[3]