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Le Roi S'amuse
''Le roi s'amuse'' (; literally, ''The King Amuses Himself'' or ''The King Has Fun'') is a French play in five acts written by Victor Hugo. First performed on 22 November 1832 but banned by the government after one evening, the play was used for Giuseppe Verdi's 1851 opera ''Rigoletto''. Cast of characters * Francis I, ''king of France'' * Triboulet, ''his jester'' * Blanche, ''daughter of Triboulet'' * Monsieur de Saint-Vallier, ''father of Diane de Poitiers'' * Saltabadil, ''a hired assassin'' * Maguelonne, ''a street player'' * Clément Marot, ''royal poet'' * Monsieur de Pienne * Monsieur de Gordes * Monsieur de Pardaillan * Monsieur de Brion * Monsieur de Montchenu * Monsieur de Montmorency * Monsieur de Cossé * Monsieur de La Tour-Landry * Madame de Cossé * Dame Bérarde * A Gentleman of the Queen * A Valet of the King * Doctor * Seigneurs, Pages * Common folk Synopsis The action takes place in Paris in an unspecified year in the 1520s. The first act is set during a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Bernhardt-The Fool And Death Mg 1804
Sarah (born Sarai) is a Patriarchs (Bible)#Matriarchs, biblical matriarch and Prophet, prophetess, a major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a Piety, pious woman, renowned for her hospitality and beauty, the wife and half-sister of Abraham, and the mother of Isaac. Sarah has her Calendar of saints, feast day on 1 September in the Catholic Church, 19 August in the Coptic Orthodox Church, 20 January in the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, LCMS, and 12 and 20 December in the Eastern Orthodox Church. In the Hebrew Bible Family According to Book of Genesis 20:12, in conversation with the Philistines, Philistine king Abimelech, Abimelech of Gerar, Abraham reveals Sarah to be both his wife and his half-sister, stating that the two share a father but not a mother. Such unions were later explicitly banned in the Book of Leviticus (). This would make S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean De Poitiers
Jean de Poitiers, seigneur de Saint Vallier (c. 1475 – 1529) was a French nobleman best known as the father of Diane de Poitiers, mistress of King Henry II of France. He was the son of Aymar de Poitiers and Jeanne de La Tour d'Auvergne (sister of John IV, Count of Auvergne, maternal grandfather of the Queen Catherine de' Medici, wife of Henry II of France). In 1523 he was implicated in a plot against King Francis I of France, discovered by his son-in-law Louis de Brézé, seigneur d'Anet, and in 1524 he was condemned to death, but reprieved by the king. He was imprisoned in the French castle of Loches and was relased in 1526. He died three years later, in 1529. His story was the inspiration for a character in Victor Hugo's 1832 play ''Le roi s'amuse'' who became Count Monterone when Francesco Maria Piave and Giuseppe Verdi relocated the plot of their 1851 opera ''Rigoletto'' from France to the Duchy of Mantua The Duchy of Mantua was a duchy in Lombardy, northern I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Luc Boutté
Jean-Luc may refer to: In politics: * Jean-Luc Bennahmias (born 1954), a French politician and Member of the European Parliament * Jean-Luc Dehaene (1940–2014), a Flemish politician * Jean-Luc Laurent (born 1957), a French politician * Jean-Luc Mandaba (1943–2000), a former Prime Minister of the Central African Republic * Jean-Luc Mélenchon (born 1951), a French politician * Jean-Luc Pépin (1924–1995), a Canadian academic, politician, and Cabinet member * Jean-Luc Poudroux (born 1950), a French politician In entertainment: * Jean-Luc De Meyer (born 1957), a Belgian vocalist and lyricist best known as the lead vocalist of Front 242 * Jean-Luc Ponty (born 1942), a French virtuoso violinist and jazz composer * Jean-Luc Picard, a fictional starship captain in the ''Star Trek'' universe * Jean-Luc Bilodeau (born 1990), an actor, played Josh Trager on the television show ''Kyle XY'' and Ben Wheeler on ''Baby Daddy'' * Jean-Luc Pikachu, a fictional animal in the animal capture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Bertin
Roland Bertin (born 16 November 1930) is a French stage and film actor. He has appeared in at least 100 films and television shows since 1970. Selected filmography * '' Le Petit théâtre de Jean Renoir'' (1970) (a.k.a. ''The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir'') * ''Section spéciale'' (1970) * '' Le Petit Marcel'' (1976) (a.k.a. ''Little Marcel'') * ''Monsieur Klein'' (1976) * '' Madame Claude'' (1977) (a.k.a. ''The French Woman'') * '' Le Gang'' (1977) * '' Butterfly on the Shoulder'' (1978) * '' Les Sœurs Brontë'' (1979) (a.k.a. ''The Bronte Sisters'') * '' La Femme flic'' (1980) (a.k.a. ''The Woman Cop'') * ''Diva'' (1981) * '' La Truite'' (1982) (''The Trout'') * '' L'Homme blessé'' (1983) (a.k.a. ''The Wounded Man'') *'' Charlotte for Ever'' (1986) as Leon * '' Jenatsch'' (1987) * ''Le Mari de la coiffeuse'' (1990) (a.k.a. ''The Hairdresser's Husband'') * ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' (1990) * ''La Fille de l'air'' (1992) * ''Enfermés dehors ''Locked Out'' (french: Enfermés de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léo Delibes
Clément Philibert Léo Delibes (; 21 February 1836 – 16 January 1891) was a French Romantic composer, best known for his ballets and operas. His works include the ballets ''Coppélia'' (1870) and '' Sylvia'' (1876) and the opera ''Lakmé'' (1883), which includes the well-known "Flower Duet". Born into a musical family, Delibes enrolled at France's foremost music academy, the Conservatoire de Paris, when he was twelve, studying under several professors including Adolphe Adam. After composing light comic opérettes in the 1850s and 1860s, while also serving as a church organist, Delibes achieved public recognition for his music for the ballet '' La Source'' in 1866. His later ballets ''Coppélia'' and ''Sylvia'' were key works in the development of modern ballet, giving the music much greater importance than previously. He composed a small number of mélodies, some of which are still performed frequently. Delibes had several attempts at writing more serious operas, and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Annales Du Théâtre Et De La Musique
''Les Annales du Théâtre et de la Musique'' ("The Annals of Theatre and Music") was an annual French periodical which covered French dramatic and lyric theatre for 42 years, from 1875 to 1916. The volumes also covered concert series and necrology. It was co-edited by Édouard Noël (1848–1926) and Edmond Stoullig (1845–1918) and was published in Paris by Charpentier from 1876 to 1895 and Berger-Levrault in 1896. Beginning in 1897 it was published annually by Paul Ollendorff (with Stoullig as the sole editor) up to 1914 with the penultimate volume published in 1916 (covering the years 1914–1915) and the final volume in 1918 (covering the year 1916). A total of 41 volumes were published. at |
Julia Bartet
Julia Bartet was the stage name of Jeanne-Julie Regnault (28 October 1854 – 18 November 1941), a French actress. After training at the Paris Conservatoire she began her professional career in 1872, and from 1880 to her retirement in 1920 she was a leading member of the Comédie-Française. Her range was wide, and she appeared in classic plays and modern drama, in comedy and tragedy. Life and career Early years Bartet was born Jeanne-Julie Regnault on 20 October 1854 in the 1st arrondissement of Paris."Notice de personne" Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 31 March 2021 She studied at the under the prom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Jules Edmond Got
François Jules Edmond Got (1 October 1822, in Lignerolles, Orne – 21 March 1901, in Passy, a district in Paris) was a French stage actor, comedian, and opera librettist. Edmond Got entered the Conservatoire in 1841, winning the second prize for comedy that year and the first in 1842. After a year of military service he made his debut at the Comédie Française on 17 July 1844, as Alexis in ''Les Héritiers'' and Mascarelles in ''Les Précieuses ridicules''. He was immediately admitted ''pensionnaire'', and became ''sociétaire'' in 1850. By special permission of the emperor in 1866 he played at the Odéon in Emile Augier's ''Contagion''. His golden jubilee at the Théâtre Français was celebrated in 1894, and he made his final appearance the year after. Got was a fine representative of the grand style of French acting, and was much admired in England as well as in Paris. He wrote two librettos for operas by Edmond Membrée (1820-1892), ''François Villon'' (1857) and ''L'E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mounet-Sully
Mounet-Sully (28 February 1841 – 3 March 1916), a French actor, was born at Bergerac. His birth name was Jean-Sully Mounet: "Mounet-Sully" (without the "Jean") was a stage name. Life He entered the Conservatoire at the age of twenty-one, where he took first prize for tragedy. In 1868 he made his debut at the Odéon without attracting much attention. His career was interrupted by the Franco-Prussian War, and his passion for his military career had almost convinced him to give up the stage, until he was offered the opportunity to play the part of Oreste in Racine's ''Andromaque'' at the Comédie Française in 1872. His striking presence and voice and the passionate vigor of his acting made an immediate impression, which resulted in his election as ''sociétaire'' in 1874. He became one of the mainstays of the Comédie Française, and distinguished himself in a great variety of tragic and romantic parts. Perhaps his most famous role was that of Oedipus in ''L'Oedipe roi'', a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comédie-Française
The Comédie-Française () or Théâtre-Français () is one of the few state theatres in France. Founded in 1680, it is the oldest active theatre company in the world. Established as a French state-controlled entity in 1995, it is the only state theatre in France to have its own permanent troupe of actors. The company's primary venue is the Salle Richelieu, which is a part of the Palais-Royal complex and located at 2, Rue de Richelieu on Place André-Malraux in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. The theatre has also been known as the Théâtre de la République and popularly as "La Maison de Molière" (The House of Molière). It acquired the latter name from the troupe of the best-known playwright associated with the Comédie-Française, Molière. He was considered the patron of French actors. He died seven years before his troupe became known as the Comédie-Française, but the company continued to be known as "La Maison de Molière" even after the official change of name. Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freedom Of Speech
Freedom of speech is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or a community to articulate their opinions and ideas without fear of retaliation, censorship, or legal sanction. The right to freedom of expression has been recognised as a human right in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and international human rights law by the United Nations. Many countries have constitutional law that protects free speech. Terms like ''free speech'', ''freedom of speech,'' and ''freedom of expression'' are used interchangeably in political discourse. However, in a legal sense, the freedom of expression includes any activity of seeking, receiving, and imparting information or ideas, regardless of the medium used. Article 19 of the UDHR states that "everyone shall have the right to hold opinions without interference" and "everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas of all kinds, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Louis-Philippe
Louis Philippe (6 October 1773 – 26 August 1850) was King of the French from 1830 to 1848, and the penultimate monarch of France. As Louis Philippe, Duke of Chartres, he distinguished himself commanding troops during the Revolutionary Wars and was promoted to lieutenant general by the age of nineteen, but he broke with the Republic over its decision to execute King Louis XVI. He fled to Switzerland in 1793 after being connected with a plot to restore France's monarchy. His father Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (Philippe Égalité) fell under suspicion and was executed during the Reign of Terror. Louis Philippe remained in exile for 21 years until the Bourbon Restoration. He was proclaimed king in 1830 after his cousin Charles X was forced to abdicate by the July Revolution (and because of the Spanish renounciation). The reign of Louis Philippe is known as the July Monarchy and was dominated by wealthy industrialists and bankers. He followed conservative policies, e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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