Stanislas Champein
# Stanislas Champein

Stanislas Champein (19 November 1753 – 19 September 1830) was an 18th/19th-century French composer and politician, a member of the Institut de France.

In 1792, Champein joined the administration and was made a Prefect in Mainz.

## Works (selection)

He is known for several witty musical scores which were long part of the repertoire including:

* 1787: Les Dettes
* 1779: Le Soldat français, opéra comique
* 1781: La Mélomanie, parody of Italian music
* 1789: Le Nouveau Don Quixote which the author passed of as an Italian opera
* 1807: Laurette, one-act opera, libretto by Joseph Pain
