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