La muette de Portici (The mute girl of Portici) also known as Masaniello, is an opera in five acts by Daniel Auber, with a libretto by Eugène Scribe and Germain Delavigne. Portici is a city of Campania, Italy, in the Province of Naples, 5 miles southeast of Naples by railway, on the shores of the bay, and at the foot of Vesuvius. ... Masaniello, an abbreviation of Tommaso Aniello (1622 - July 16, 1647), was an Amalfi fisherman, who became leader of the revolt against Spanish rule in Naples in 1647. ... Daniel François Esprit Auber (January 29, 1782 - May 13, 1871), French composer, the son of a Paris print-seller, was born in Caen in Normandy. ... Augustin Eugène Scribe (December 24, 1791 - February 20, 1861), was a French dramatist and librettist. ...

It received its first performance at the Paris Opéra on 29th February 1828. Once extremely popular, it is now rarely performed. Exterior of the Palais Garnier. ... (Redirected from 29th February) February 29 is the 60th day of a leap year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 306 days remaining. ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

According to tradition, it was the performance of this opera at the Théâtre de la Monnaie, Brussels on the 25 August 1830, which caused a riot that became the signal for the "Belgian Revolution" which led to Belgian independence. De Munt or La Monnaie, Brussels Logo of De Munt or La Monnaie Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie (French) or De Munt (Dutch), is an opera house in Brussels. ... Map showing the location of Brussels in Belgium Brussels City Hall Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels (Dutch: Brussel, pronounced ; French: Bruxelles, pronounced in Belgian French and often by non-Belgian speakers of French; German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium, the... August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Episode of the Belgian Revolution of 1830, Egide Charles Gustave Wappers (1834), in the Musée dArt Ancien, Brussels The Belgian Revolution was a conflict in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands that began with a riot in Brussels in August 1830 and eventually led to the establishment of...