Charles-Antoine Leclerc de La Bruère (1716 in

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– 18 September 1754 in

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) was an 18th-century French historian and diplomat. He is mostly known as the librettist of the tragédie lyrique '' Dardanus'' by

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. The booklet was generally considered one of the worst that has been set to music by the composer. La Bruère amalgamated second rank mythological elements and epic reminiscences of the Italian Renaissance in an action of consummate improbability: the plot had to be amended several times to counter criticism. From November 1744 to June 1748, La Bruère along

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(another librettist working for Rameau), was director of the ''

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'' by royal patent. In 1749, he went to Rome as secretary of embassy to the Duke of Nivernais.

Works

*1734: ''Les Mécontents'', one-act comedy, Comédie-Française, 1 December *1736: ''Les Voyages de l'Amour'', four-act ballet, Académie royale de musique, 3 May *1739: '' Dardanus'', tragédie lyrique in 5 acts and one prologue,In 1784, this libretto was reduced and arranged by Nicolas-François Guillard and put to music by Antonio Sacchini. music by

, Académie royale de musique, 19 November *1744: ''La Convalescence du Roi'', poem *1745: ''Histoire du règne de Charlemagne'', 2 vol. *1748: ''Érigone'', ballet en 1 acte, musique de Mondonville, Château de Versailles, Théâtre des petits appartements, 21 March *1749: ''Le Prince de Noisy'', three-act ballet héroïque, music by

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and

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, Versailles, Théâtre des petits appartements, 13 March *1746: ''La Coquette fixéee'', comedy in 3 acts and in verse, with the Duke of Nivernais and

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, Comédiens italiens ordinaires du roi, 10 March *1758: ''Les Fêtes de Paphos'', ballet héroïque, Académie royale de musique, 9 May *1769: ''Linus'', five-act tragédie lyrique, music by

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and

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Bibliography

* Cardinal Georges Grente (dir.), ''Dictionnaire des lettres françaises. Le XVIIIe'', new edition reworked and updated under the direction of , Paris, Fayard, 1995

References

External links

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