François Adrien Boieldieu (1775-1834), list of works
In 1802, François-Adrien Boieldieu fell in love with and married the exquisitely lovely dancer Clotilde Mafleurai. Their nuptial bliss lasted about five months—which was how long it took the lovesick composer to discover his wife's devotion to extracurricular canoodling. The timid and retiring Boieldieu was shattered, but it didn't stop him from going on to write some of the most beloved comic operas in French history.
