Dario Salvi
Naxos 8.574005 (64:50)
One of the most popular and prolific of his time, the French composer Daniel-François-Esprit Auber (1782-1871) was prominent in the 19th-century cultivation of opera containing spoken as well as sung passages (comic opera or opéra-comique).
Apparently, M. Auber was an affable character whose music reflected his personality and Parisian elegance.