Louis Fuzelier (also ''Fuselier'', ''Fusellier'', ''Fusillier'', ''Fuzellier''; 1672 or 1674"Louis Fuzelier (1672?–1752)"
''Dictionnaire des journalistes (1600–1789)''] – 19 September 1752) was a French playwright. Fuzelier was born and died in Paris. He wrote more than 200 plays for the

Théâtre de la foire Théâtre de la foire is the collective name given to the theatre put on at the annual fairs at Saint-Germain and Saint-Laurent (and for a time, at Saint-Ovide) in Paris. Foire Saint-Germain The earliest references to the annual fair date to 11 ...

(theatres of the fair), alone or in collaboration with Alain-René Lesage,

Alexis Piron Alexis Piron (9 July 1689 – 21 January 1773) was a French epigrammatist and dramatist. Life He was born at Dijon, where his father, Aimé Piron, was an apothecary. Piron senior wrote verse in the Burgundian language. Alexis began life as ...

Jacques-Philippe d'Orneval Jacques-Philippe d’Orneval called Dorneval was an 18th-century French playwright, born in Paris to an unknown date and died in 1766. We know nothing about his origins and life. He wrote more than 80 theatre plays for the theatres de la foire, a ...

. Fuzelier wrote the libretto to '' Les Fêtes grecques et romaines'', a ballet héroïque with music by

François Colin de Blamont François Colin de Blamont (22 November 1690 – 14 February 1760) was a French composer of the Baroque era. Born at Versailles as François Colin, he served as a royal musician and was eventually ennobled in 1750, his surname becoming ''Colin de ...

(1723) and to ''

Les Indes galantes (French: "The Amorous Indies") is an opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau with a libretto by Louis Fuzelier. It takes the form of an ''opéra-ballet'' with a prologue and (in its final form) four ''entrées'' (acts). Following an allegorical prologue, ...

'', an

opéra-ballet ''Opéra-ballet'' (; plural: ''opéras-ballets'') is a genre of French Baroque lyric theatre that was most popular during the 18th century, combining elements of opera and ballet, "that grew out of the '' ballets à entrées'' of the early sevente ...

with music by Jean-Philippe Rameau (1735), both performed in Paris at the

Théâtre du Palais-Royal The Théâtre du Palais-Royal () is a 750-seat Parisian theatre at 38 rue de Montpensier, located at the northwest corner of the Palais-Royal in the Galerie de Montpensier at its intersection with the Galerie de Beaujolais. Brief history ...

by the

Académie Royale de Musique The Paris Opera (, ) is the primary opera and ballet company of France. It was founded in 1669 by Louis XIV as the , and shortly thereafter was placed under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste Lully and officially renamed the , but continued to be k ...

. Fuzelier also wrote some works for the

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 ...

and was one of the principal editors of the ''

Mercure de France The was originally a French gazette and literary magazine first published in the 17th century, but after several incarnations has evolved as a publisher, and is now part of the Éditions Gallimard publishing group. The gazette was published ...

'', from 1721 to 1724 and from 1744 to 1752.

List of works

Académie royale de musique

*1713: ''Les Amours déguisés'', ballet in one prologue and 3 entrées, music by Thomas-Louis Bourgeois *1714: ''Arion'', tragedy in music in one prologue and 5 acts, music by Jean-Baptiste Matho *1718: ''Les Ages'', ballet in one prologue and 3 entrées, music by André Campra *1723: ''Les Fêtes grecques et romaines'', ballet héroïque in one prologue and 3 entrées, music by

*1725: ''La Reine des Péris'', comédie persane in one prologue and 5 acts, music by

Jacques Aubert Jacques Aubert (30 September 1689 – 19 May 1753), also known as Jacques Aubert le Vieux (Jacques Aubert the Elder), was a French composer and violinist of the Baroque period. From 1727 to 1746, he was a member of the Vingt-quatre Violons du Ro ...

*1727: ''Les Amours des dieux'', ballet héroïque in one prologue and 4 entrées, music by

Jean-Joseph Mouret Jean-Joseph Mouret (11 April 1682 in Avignon – 22 December 1738 in Charenton-le-Pont) was a French composer whose dramatic works made him one of the leading exponents of Baroque music in his country. Even though most of his works are rarely per ...

*1729: ''Les Amours des déesses'', ballet héroïque in one prologue and 3 entrées, music by Jean-Baptiste-Maurice Quinault *1730: ''Le Caprice d'Erato ou les Caractères de la musique'', one-act divertissement, music by

*1735: ''

'', ballet héroïque in one prologue and 4 entrées, music by Jean-Philippe Rameau *1744: ''L'Ecole des amants'', ballet in one prologue et 3 entrées, music by Jean-Baptiste Niel *1749: ''Le Carnaval du Parnasse'', ballet héroïque in one prologue and 3 entrées, music by Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville

Comédie-Française

*1713: ''Cornélie Vestale'', tragédie (1713) *1719: ''Momus fabuliste ou les Noces de Vulcain'', one-act comedy, music by Jean-Baptiste-Maurice Quinault (1719) *1725: ''Les Amusements de l'automne'', divertissement in one prologue and 2 acts *1727: ''Les Amazones modernes'' (with Marc-Antoine Legrand), three-act comedy *1732: ''Le Procès des sens'', one-act comedy

Comédie Italienne

*1718: ''La Mode'', prologue, music by Jean-Joseph Mouret *1718: ''L'Amour maître de langues'', comedy, music by Jean-Joseph Mouret *1718: ''La Fée Mélusine'', three-act comedy, music by Jean-Joseph Mouret *1719: ''La Rupture du Carnaval et de la Folie'', parody *1721: ''Hercule filant'', parody *1722: ''Les Noces de Gamache'', comedy, music by Jean-Joseph Mouret *1722: ''Le Vieux monde, ou Arlequin somnambule'', comedy in one prologue and one act, music by Jean-Joseph Mouret *1722: ''Arlequin Persée'', parody *1723: ''Le Serdeau des théâtres'', one-act comedy *1723: ''La Parodie'' *1723: ''Les Saturnales'', parody *1723: ''Les Débris des Saturnales'' *1724: ''Amadis le cadet'', parody, music by Jean-Joseph Mouret *1725: ''Momus exilé, ou les Terreurs paniques'', parody, music by Jean-Joseph Mouret *1725: ''L'Italienne française'' (with Biancolelli and Romagnesi), comedy in one prologue and 3 acts, music by Jean-Joseph Mouret *1726: ''La Bague magique'', one-act comedy, music by Jean-Joseph Mouret

Théâtre de la Foire

*1701: ''Thésée ou la Défaite des Amazones'', divertissement mingled with humorous intermeds, Foire Saint-Laurent, Jeu des Victoires, Troupe de Bertrand *1705: ''Le Ravissement d'Hélène, le siège et l'embrasement de Troie'', Foire Saint-Germain, Troupe de Bertrand *1710: ''Arlequin et Scaramouche vendangeurs'', divertissement, Foire Saint-Laurent, Grand jeu du préau *1711: ''Apollon à la Foire'', divertissement muet, Foire Saint-Germain, Jeu de Paume d'Orléans *1711: ''Jupiter curieux impertinent'', divertissement, Foire Saint-Germain, Troupe d'Allard et Lalauze *1711: ''Scaramouche pédant'', divertissement, Foire Saint-Laurent, Troupe de Dolet et La Place *1711: ''Orphée ou Arlequin aux enfers'', divertissement, Foire Saint-Laurent, Troupe de Dolet et La Place *1711: ''Arlequin Enée ou la prise de Troie'', comedy in one prologue and 3 acts, Foire Saint-Laurent, Grand jeu du préau, Pantomimes *1714: ''La Matrone d'Ephèse'', Foire Saint-Germain, Troupe de la Veuve Baron *1715: ''Arlequin défenseur d'Homère'',

one-act play A one-act play is a play that has only one act, as distinct from plays that occur over several acts. One-act plays may consist of one or more scenes. The 20-40 minute play has emerged as a popular subgenre of the one-act play, especially in wri ...

, Foire Saint-Laurent *1717: ''Pierrot furieux ou Pierrot Roland'', parody, Foire Saint-Germain, Jeu de Paume d'Orléans, Troupe de la Veuve Baron *1718: ''Les Animaux raisonnables'' (with Marc-Antoine Legrand), one-act opéra comique, Foire Saint-Germain *1721: ''Arlequin Endymion'' (with Alain-René Lesage and Jacques-Philippe d'Orneval), Foire Saint-Germain, Troupe de Francisque *1722: ''L'Ombre du cocher poète'' (with Alain-René Lesage and Jacques-Philippe d'Orneval), prologue, Foire Saint-Germain, Marionnettes *1722: ''Le Rémouleur d'amour'' (with Alain-René Lesage and Jacques-Philippe d'Orneval),

, Foire Saint-Germain, Marionnettes *1722: ''Pierrot Romulus ou le Ravisseur poli'' (with Alain-René Lesage and Jacques-Philippe d'Orneval), parody, Foire Saint-Germain, Marionnettes *1724: ''Les Vacances du théâtre'', one-act opéra comique, Foire Saint-Germain *1725: ''L'Audience du Temp''s ou l'Occasion, prologue, Foire Saint-Germain *1725: ''PIerrot Pierrette'', opéra comique, Foire Saint-Germain *1725: ''Les Quatre Mariamnes'', opéra comique, Foire Saint-Germain *1732: ''La Réconciliation des sens'', one-act play, Foire Saint-Laurent, Opéra-Comique *1729: ''L'Enfer galant'', parody, Foire Saint-Laurent *1733: ''Le Trompeur trompé'', parody, Foire Saint-Germain *1744: ''Polichinelle maître d'école'', parody, Foire Saint-Laurent

Bibliography

Plays by Fuzelier

* ''Parodies du Nouveau Théâtre Italien'', Paris, Briasson, 1738, 4 vol. Contient une défense des parodies, sous le titre ''Discours à l'occasion d'un discours de M. D. L. M.'' (vol. 1), et neuf des parodies de Fuzelier, dont ''La Rupture du Carnaval et de la Folie'' (1719), ''Hercule filant chez Omphale'' (1721), ''Arlequin Persée'' (1722), ''Le Serdeau des théâtres'' (1723), ''La Parodie, tragi-comédie'' (1723), ''Amadis le cadet'' (1724) et ''Momus exilé ou les terreurs paniques'' (1725). * Les manuscrits BnF fr. 9332, 9333, 9335, 9336 et 9337 sont consacrés au « théâtre inédit de Fuzelier », et contiennent environ 75 pièces écrites seul ou en collaboration. * ''La Grand-mère amoureuse, parodie d'Atys, a Marionnette parody of Lully's ''Atys'' by Louis Fuzelier dans Dorneval from 1726'', éd. Susan Harvey, Middleton, A-R Éditions, 2008. * ''Théâtre de la foire : anthologie de pièces inédites, 1712-1736'', dir. Françoise Rubellin, Montpellier, Espaces 34, 2005, . Cet ouvrage contient entre autres deux pièces de Fuzelier : ''La Matrone d'Éphèse'' et ''Pierrot furieux ou Pierrot Roland''.

Literature on Fuzelier and his plays

Gustave Vapereau Louis Gustave Vapereau (4 April 1819 – 18 April 1906) was a French writer and lexicographer famous primarily for his dictionaries, the ''Dictionnaire universel des contemporains'' and the ''Dictionnaire universel des littérateurs''. Biography ...

, ''Dictionnaire universel des littératures'', Paris, Hachette, 1876, * David Trott, « Pour une histoire des spectacles non officiels : Louis Fuzelier et le théâtre à Paris en 1725-1726 », ''Revue d'Histoire du Théâtre'', 1985. 3, . * David Trott, « Deux visions du théâtre: la collaboration de Lesage et Fuzelier au répertoire forain », ''Lesage, écrivain (1695-1735)'', éd. Jacques Wagner, Amsterdam, Rodopi, 1997, . * David Trott, « A Dramaturgy of the unofficial stage: the non-texts of Louis Fuzelier », ''L'Âge du théâtre en France / The Age of Theatre in France'', éd. David Trott & Nicole Boursier, Edmonton, Academic Printing and Publishing, 1988, . * David Trott, « Textes et réécritures de textes : le cas des Fêtes grecques et romaines de Louis Fuzelier », ''Man and Nature / L'Homme et la Nature'', vol. III, Edmonton, Academic Printing and Publishing, 1984, . * David Trott, « Louis Fuzelier et le théâtre: vers un état présent », ''Revue d'Histoire littéraire de la France'', vol. 83, no. 4 (juillet-août 1983), . * Françoise Rubellin, « Stratégies parodiques à la Foire et aux Italiens : le dénouement d'Atys de Lully et Quinault », ''Le Théâtre en musique et son double (1600-1762)'', actes du colloque ''L'Académie de musique, Lully et la parodie de l'opéra'' réunis par D. Gambelli et L. Norci Cagiano, Paris, Champion, 2005, . * Françoise Rubellin (dir.), ''Théâtre de la foire : anthologie de pièces inédites, 1712-1736'', Montpellier, Espaces 34, 2005, . * Françoise Rubellin, « Écrire pour tous les théâtres : le cas singulier de Louis Fuzelier », dans ''L'Opéra de Paris, la Comédie-Française et l'Opéra-Comique (1672-2010): approches comparées'', dir. Sabine Chaouche, Denis Herlin et Solveig Serre, Paris, Études et rencontres de l’École des Chartes, 2012, .

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