Which opera has more acts, Le prophète or La scala di seta?
Le prophète Le prophète ("The Prophet") is a grand opera in five acts by Giacomo Meyerbeer. The French-language libretto was by Eugène Scribe and Émile Deschamps, after passages from the "Essay on the Manners and Spirit of Nations" by Voltaire. The plot is based on the life of John of Leiden, Anabaptist leader and self-proclaimed "King of Münster" in the 16th century.
La mort d'Abel La mort d'Abel ("The Death of Abel") is an opera by the French composer Rodolphe Kreutzer. The libretto, by François-Benoît Hoffman, deals with the Biblical story of Cain and Abel. It was first performed in a three-act version at the Salle Montansier by the Académie Impériale de Musique (the Paris Opéra) on 23 March 1810 under the title "Abel". A revival at the Salle Le Peletier in 1823, in which the second act was cut, impressed the young Hector Berlioz.