Zampa, ou La fiancée de marbre (Zampa, or the Marble Bride) is an opera in three acts by French composer Louis Joseph Ferdinand Herold. The libretto was written by Anne-Honore-Joseph Mélesville. The opera was first performed in Paris on May 3, 1831 at the Opéra comique.The overture to the opera is one of Herold's most famous works and is a staple of orchestral repertoire.SynopsisThe young Count of Monza, having dissipated the family fortune and seduced then deserted Alice Manfredi, went