Adam+de+la+Halle


 * Born in Arras, France. Died in Naples, Italy.
 * He was a musician and poet in the court of Count d'Artois.
 * He is one of the few medieval musicians to be credited with both monophonic and polyphonic music.
 * Adam de la Halle is one of the earliest authors of French secular theater.
 * His Le Jeu de Robin et de Marion, (Play of Robin and Marion) in 1285 led to the birth of Opera Comique.