Leimistin Broussan (3 November 1858 – 1 October 1959) was a French theatre and opera manager.

Life

Born in

Vauvert Vauvert (; oc, Vauverd) is a commune in the far south of the Gard department in southern France. It was known as ''Posquières'' in the Middle Ages. The commune comprises the town of Vauvert and the villages of Gallician and Montcalm.

(Gard department), Broussan successively directed the municipal theatre of Brest (1898-1899), the municipal theatre of Nancy (1899-1902) then the

Théâtre des Célestins The Théâtre des Célestins is a theatre building on Place des Célestins in Lyon, France. It was designed by Gaspard André, and inaugurated in 1877, then in 2005. Alongside the Comédie-Française and the théâtre de l'Odéon, it is one of fe ...

and the Grand Théâtre de Lyon (1902-1906), before becoming co-director, with

André Messager André Charles Prosper Messager (; 30 December 1853 – 24 February 1929) was a French composer, organist, pianist and conductor. His compositions include eight ballets and thirty opéra comique, opéras comiques, opérettes and other stage wo ...

, of the Paris Opera from 1908 to 1914. He married Madeleine Lagarde, daughter of Paul Lagarde (1851-1903) and

Jeanne Samary Jeanne Samary (4 March 1857 as Léontine Pauline Jeanne Samary in Neuilly-sur-Seine – 18 September 1890 in Paris) was a French actress at the Comédie-Française and a model for Auguste Renoir, including for Renoir's 1881 painting, ''Lunc ...

. Broussan died in Paris on 1 October 1959.

Awards

* Chevalier of the

Légion d'honneur The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ...

* Officier of the

Ordre des Palmes Académiques A suite, in Western classical music and jazz, is an ordered set of instrumental or orchestral/ concert band pieces. It originated in the late 14th century as a pairing of dance tunes and grew in scope to comprise up to five dances, sometimes with ...

* Commandeur of the

Order of Saint Anna The Imperial Order of Saint Anna (russian: Орден Святой Анны; also "Order of Saint Anne" or "Order of Saint Ann") was a Holstein ducal and then Russian imperial order of chivalry. It was established by Karl Friedrich, Duke of Hol ...

* Commandeur of the

Order of the Polar Star The Royal Order of the Polar Star ( Swedish: ''Kungliga Nordstjärneorden'') is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Seraphim. The Order of t ...

* Commandeur of the Order of Leopold

Sources

* , ''L'Opéra de Paris'', 1989

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1858 births 1959 deaths People from Gard Opera managers Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Officiers of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques Recipients of the Order of St. Anna Commanders of the Order of the Polar Star Directors of the Paris Opera French centenarians Men centenarians {{theat-bio-stub