Nicolas Isouard

Born in Valletta, Malta, Isouard studied in Rabat or Mdina with Francesco Azopardi, in Palermo with Giuseppe Amendola, and in Naples with Nicola Sala and Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi.

The pair worked together on several operas, including Le Petit page, ou La Prison d'état (1800) and Flaminius à Corinthe (1801).

His brother Joseph (1794–1863) had a career as a singer and opera director before being named inspector of historic monuments in Rouen.

A bust of the composer was placed on one of the facades of both the Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique and the Palais Garnier, and one of the main squares in Paris was given his name.

Original Manuscripts - Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris All of the above have been edited by Richard Divall and are available from the University of Divinity, Australia.