Pierre Montan Berton

Pierre Montan Berton (7 January 1727 14 May 1780) was a French composer and conductor. He resided primarily in Paris and was an opera director.

Pierre's son Henri Montan Berton (1767–1844) was also a composer, more famous than Pierre himself.

Operas

TitleGenreNumber of actsLibrettoPremière dateTheatre
Sylvie (or Silvie)pastorale-héroïque3Pierre Laujon26 February 1749Théâtre des Petits-Appartements, Versailles
Deucalion et Pyrrha (with François-Joseph Giraud)acte de ballet1Pierre de Morand, Germain-François Poullain de Saint-Foix30 September 1755Théâtre du Palais-Royal, Paris
Erosinepastorale-héroïque1Moncrif9 November 1765Château de Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau
Théonis, ou Le toucherpastorale-héroïque1Antoine-Alexandre-Henri Poinsinet11 October 1767Salle des Machines, Paris
Amadis de Gaule (in collaboration with Jean-Benjamin de La Borde)tragédie en musique5Philippe Quinault26 November 1771Académie Royale de Musique, Paris (Paris Opera)
Adèle de Ponthieu (in collaboration with Jean-Benjamin de La Borde)tragédie en musique3Jean-Paul-André Razins de Saint-Marc1 December 1772Théâtre du Palais-Royal, Paris
Bellérophonopéra3Jean-François Marmontel20 October 1773Théâtre du Palais-Royal, Paris

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