Adrien (Hadrian) is an opera by the French composer Étienne Méhul. The libretto, by François-Benoît Hoffman, is closely based on Metastasio's Adriano in Siria. Written in 1791 and intended for performance at the Paris Opéra in 1792, the work was caught up in the turbulent political climate of the French Revolution and banned until 1799.
The revised 1799 version borrowed its overture from an earlier Méhul opera, Horatius Coclès (1794). Dry recitative, with only the simplest of orchestral accompaniment, predominates in the early part of the opera, possibly as a way of allowing the singers more freedom in their declamation. Musical numbers become more frequent as the score progresses. The score shows the influence of the Sturm und Drang style popular during the French Revolutionary era - and already present in operas such as Johann Christoph Vogel's La toison d'or (1786).
Негізгі бет É. Méhul: Adrien (1791) Act I: Duo & Finale
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