Sewrin, real name Charles-Augustin Bassompierre, (9 October 1771 – 22 April 1853�
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playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays. Etymology The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...

and goguettier. In addition to his writing of comedies, opéras-comiques,

vaudeville Vaudeville (; ) is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment born in France at the end of the 19th century. A vaudeville was originally a comedy without psychological or moral intentions, based on a comical situation: a dramatic composition ...

s and songs, he also was a

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for François Adrien Boieldieu,

Ferdinand Hérold Louis Joseph Ferdinand Herold (28 January 1791 – 19 January 1833), better known as Ferdinand Hérold (), was a French composer. He was celebrated in his lifetime for his operas, of which he composed more than twenty, but he also wrote ballet mus ...

and

Luigi Cherubini Luigi Cherubini ( ; ; 8 or 14 SeptemberWillis, in Sadie (Ed.), p. 833 1760 – 15 March 1842) was an Italian Classical and Romantic composer. His most significant compositions are operas and sacred music. Beethoven regarded Cherubini as the gre ...

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Biography

Charles-Augustin Bassompierre was born 9 October 1771 in

Metz Metz ( , , lat, Divodurum Mediomatricorum, then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the prefecture of the Moselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Grand E ...

, a French fortress in the

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. Soon after the Révolution, the young Charles-Augustin moved to Paris. In 1802, he is one of the eleven singers individually named, with three musicians, as members of the

goguette A Goguette was a singing society in France and Belgium, and its members were called ''goguettiers''. As well as providing venues for informal solo and ensemble singing, goguettes also served as places for drinking, socialising, and recreation. Gog ...

''Les Déjeuners des garçons de bonne humeur''. A prolific author, from 1793 to 1825 he wrote

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for operas comiques, vaudevilles, comedies and impromptus, alone or in collaboration with

René de Chazet René de Chazet, full name René André Polydore Balthazar Alissan de Chazet, (23 October 1774 – 23 August 1844) was a French playwright, poet and novelist. Short biography The son of an annuities controller, parent of Mackau, the ambassador ...

and Dumersan, as well as poems and novels. Appointed archivist secretary at

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under the Bourbon Restauration regime, he lost his position in 1830 with the fall of

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. Charles-Augustin Bassompierre died in

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22 April 1853 and was buried in the Montparnasse cemetery. A knight in the ordre de la Légion d'honneur, he was married to Louise-Julie des Acres de l'Aigle (1787–1845).

Works

Operas

*''L'École de village'', opéra-comique in 1 act, music by

Jean-Pierre Solié Jean-Pierre Solié (also Soulier, Solier, Sollié; 1755 in Nîmes – 6 August 1812 in Paris) was a French cellist and operatic singer. He began as a tenor, but switched and became well known as a baritone. He sang most often at the Paris Opér ...

, created at the

Opéra-Comique The Opéra-Comique is a Paris opera company which was founded around 1714 by some of the popular theatres of the Parisian fairs. In 1762 the company was merged with – and for a time took the name of – its chief rival, the Comédie-Italienne ...

(

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) 10 May 1793 *''La Moisson'', opéra-comique in 2 acts, music by Jean-Pierre Solié, created at the Opéra-Comique (salle Favart) 5 September 1793 *''Le Plaisir et la Gloire'', opéra-comique in 1 act, music by Jean-Pierre Solié, created at the Opéra-Comique (salle Favart) 30 nivôse an II (19 January 1794) *''La Chasse aux loups'', opéra-comique in 1 act, created at the Théâtre de la Cité-Variétés 6 floréal an V (25 April 1797) * ''Le Maçon'', opéra-comique in 1 act, music by Louis-Sébastien Lebrun, created at the

Théâtre Feydeau The Théâtre Feydeau (), a former Parisian theatre company, was founded in 1789 with the patronage of Monsieur, Comte de Provence (later to become Louis XVIII), and was therefore initially named the Théâtre de Monsieur. It began performing in t ...

14 frimaire an VIII (5 December 1799) * ''Le Locataire'', opera en 1 act, music by

Pierre Gaveaux Pierre Gaveaux (9 October 1761 – 5 February 1825) was a French operatic tenor and composer, notable for creating the role of Jason in Cherubini's ''Médée'' and for composing '' Léonore, ou L’amour conjugal'', the first operatic version of t ...

, created at the Opéra-Comique (salle Favart) 6 July 1800 *'' François Ier ou la Fête mystérieuse'', comédie lyrique in 3 acts, cowritten with René de Chazet, music by

Rodolphe Kreutzer Rodolphe Kreutzer (15 November 1766 – 6 January 1831) was a French violinist, teacher, conductor, and composer of forty French operas, including ''La mort d'Abel'' (1810). He is probably best known as the dedicatee of Beethoven's Violin Sona ...

, created at the Opéra-Comique (Théâtre Feydeau) 14 March 1807 *''L'Opéra au village'', opéra-comique in 1 act, music by Jean-Pierre Solié, created at the Opéra-Comique (

) 30 July 1807 *''Jadis et aujourd'hui'', opéra-comique in 1 act, music by Rodolphe Kreutzer, created at the Opéra-Comique (Théâtre Feydeau) 3 October 1808 *''Le Crescendo'', opéra-comique in 1 act, music by

, created at the Opéra-Comique (Théâtre Feydeau) 1 September

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*''Le Forgeron de Bassora'', opéra-comique in 2 acts, music by Frédéric Kreubé, created at the Opéra-Comique (Théâtre Feydeau) 14 October 1813 *''L'Héritier de

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'', opéra-comique in 3 acts, music by

Nicolas-Charles Bochsa Robert Nicolas-Charles Bochsa (9 August 1789 – 6 January 1856) was a harpist and composer. His relationship with Anna Bishop was popularly thought to have inspired that of Svengali and Trilby in George du Maurier's 1894 novel ''Trilby''. L ...

, created at the Opéra-Comique (Théâtre Feydeau) 29 December 1813 *''La Fête du village voisin'', opéra-comique in 3 acts, music by

François-Adrien Boieldieu François-Adrien Boieldieu (, also ) (16 December 1775 – 8 October 1834) was a French composer, mainly of operas, often called "the French Mozart". His date of birth was also cited as December 15 by his biographer and writer Lucien Augé de Lass ...

, created at the Opéra-Comique (Théâtre Feydeau) 5 March 1816 *''Valentin'', opéra-comique in 2 acts, music by

Henri Montan Berton Henri-Montan Berton (17 September 1767 – 22 April 1844) was a French composer, teacher, and writer, mostly known as a composer of operas for the Opéra-Comique. Career Henri-Montan Berton was born the son of Pierre Montan Berton.Charlton ...

, created at the Opéra-Comique (Théâtre Feydeau) 10 December 1819 *''Le Roi René ou la Provence au quinzième siècle'', opéra-comique in 2 acts cowritten with Gabriel-Alexandre Belle, music by

, created at the Opéra-Comique (salle Favart) 24 August 1824

Theatre

*''Julia ou les Souterrains du château de Mazzini'',

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in 3 acts and in prose, created at the Théâtre des Jeunes-Artistes in frimaire an VII (December 1798) *''Les Mariniers de Saint-Cloud'', impromptu, created at the Opéra-Comique (salle Favart), 22 brumaire an VIII (13 November 1799) *''La Leçon conjugale'', comedy in 3 acts cowritten with

, created 5 November 1804 *''La Laitière de Bercy'', vaudeville in 2 acts cowritten with René de Chazet, created at the

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23 February 1805 *''Lundi, mardi et mercredi'', vaudeville in 3 acts cowritten with René de Chazet, created at the

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16 June 1806 *''Les Petites Marionnettes ou la Loterie'', vaudeville in 1 act cowritten with René de Chazet, created at the

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27 September 1806 *''La Famille des innocents ou Comme l'amour vient'', one-act comedy mingled with vaudevilles cowritten with René de Chazet, created at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal 26 January 1807 *''La Famille des lurons'', vaudeville in 1 act cowritten with René de Chazet, created at the

13 July 1807 *''Pauvre Jacques'', comedy in 3 acts and in prose mingled with vaudevilles cowritten with René de Chazet, created at the Théâtre du Vaudeville 31 October 1807 *''Romainville ou la Promenade du dimanche'', vaudeville in 1 act cowritten with René de Chazet, created at the Théâtre des Variétés 30 November 1807 *''Anna ou les Deux Chaumières'', comedy in 1 act and in prose mingled with songs, created at the Opéra-Comique (Théâtre Feydeau) 20 February 1808 *''Ordre et Désordre'', three-act comedy cowritten with René de Chazet, created 26 March 1808 *''Les Acteurs à l'épreuve'', vaudeville épisodique in 1 act cowritten with René de Chazet, created at the Théâtre des Variétés 7 June 1808 *''Lagrange-Chancel'', one-act vaudeville cowritten with René de Chazet, created at the Théâtre des Variétés 22 November 1808 *''Coco Pépin'', vaudeville in 1 act cowritten with René de Chazet, created at the Théâtre des Variétés 29 December 1809 *''Une soirée de carnaval'', vaudeville in 1 act, created at the Théâtre des Variétés 12 February 1810 for the

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*''Le Petit Pêcheur'', vaudeville in 1 act cowritten with Dumersan, created at the Théâtre des Variétés 8 August 1810 *''Grivois la malice'', vaudeville in 1 act created at the Théâtre des Variétés 14 August 1810 *''La Fiancée du

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ou les Normands vengés'', comedy in 1 act, created at the Théâtre des Variétés 23 January 1811 *''Les Habitants des Landes'', vaudeville in 1 act created at the Théâtre des Variétés 21 October 1811 *''L'Homme sans façon ou les Contrariétés'', opéra-comique in 3 acts, music by Rodolphe Kreutzer, created at the Opéra-Comique (Théâtre Feydeau) 7 January 1812 *'' corrigé ou la Journée aux accidents'', one-act comedy, created at the Théâtre des Variétés 21 September 1812 *''Les Intrigues de la Rapée'', vaudeville in 1 act cowritten with Dumersan et Merle, created at the Théâtre des Variétés in 1813 *''Les Deux Magots de la Chine'', vaudeville in 1 act, created at the Théâtre des Variétés 12 January 1813 *''La Vivandière'', vaudeville in 1 act, created at the Théâtre des Variétés 23 April 1813 *''Les Anglaises pour rire, ou la Table et le Logement'', comedy in 1 act cowritten with Dumersan, created at the Théâtre des Variétés 26 December 1814 *''Les Amours du port au blé'', comédie grivoise in 1 act, cowritten with Dumersan, created at the Théâtre des Variétés 14 June 1820 *''Maître Blaise'', vaudeville in 2 acts cowritten with Maurice Ourry, created at the Théâtre du Vaudeville 27 November 1820 *''La Femme du sous-préfet'', vaudeville in 1 act cowritten with Moreau created at the Théâtre du Gymnase-Dramatique 18 January 1821 *''Le Comédien d’

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'', vaudeville in 1 act cowritten with Moreau created at the Théâtre du Gymnase-Dramatique 23 January 1821 *''Pierre, Paul et Jean'', vaudeville in 2 acts cowritten with Maurice Ourry, created at the Théâtre du Vaudeville 3 November 1821 *''La Leçon de danse et d'équitation'', vaudeville in 1 act cowritten with Nicolas Gersin, created at the Théâtre des Variétés 13 December 1821 *''Kabri le sabotier'', vaudeville in 1 act, created at the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin 23 January 1822 *''Le Garde-moulin'', vaudeville cowritten with Moreau, created at the Théâtre du Gymnase-Dramatique 28 January 1822 *''Rataplan ou le Petit Tambour'', vaudeville in 1 act cowritten with Augustin Vizentini, created at the Théâtre du Vaudeville 25 February 1822 *''Amélie ou le Chapitre des contrariétés'', comédie-vaudeville in 2 acts, created at the Théâtre du Vaudeville 2 July 1822 *''Les Mauvaises Têtes'', vaudeville in 1 act cowritten with Maurice Ourry, created at the Théâtre du Vaudeville 6 January 1823 *''Nicolas Rémi'', vaudeville in 2 acts, created at the Théâtre du Vaudeville 24 May 1823 *''Les Femmes de chambre'', vaudeville in 1 act, created at the Théâtre du Vaudeville 21 June 1823 *''L'Atelier de peinture'', tableau-vaudeville in 1 act cowritten with Léonard Tousez, created at the Théâtre du Gymnase-Dramatique 31 October 1823 *''Catherine'', vaudeville in 1 act cowritten with Dumersan, created at the Théâtre des Variétés 28 October 1824 *''La Chambre de Suzon'', one-act comedy mingled with

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s, cowritten with Carmouche and Dumersan, created at the Théâtre des Variétés 15 December 1825 ''La Chambre de Suzon''
at Gallica. *''Les Amours du port au blé'' (2nd version), comédie-vaudeville in 1 act, cowritten with Dumersan, created at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal 28 October 1831 *undated: ''Le Lithographe'', vaudeville in 1 act cowritten with Léonard Tousez *undated: ''Le Chevalier d'honneur'', vaudeville in 1 act cowritten with Léonard Tousez and Nicolas Gersin *undated: ''Riquet à la houppe'', vaudeville-féerie in 1 act and 3

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cowritten with

Nicolas Brazier Nicolas Brazier (17 February 1783, Paris - 18 February 1838) was a French chansonnier and vaudevillist. Life Son of a boarding school master and author of school manuals, Brazier's education was however strongly neglected due to the French Revo ...

Literature

*''La Famille des menteurs'', « ouvrage véridique », Masson, Paris, 1802 Read online
*''Histoire d'un chien, écrite par lui-même et publiée par un homme de ses amis'', « ouvrage critique, moral et philosophique », Masson, Paris, 1802 Read online
*''Histoire d'une chatte, écrite par elle-même et publiée par un homme de ses amis'', Masson, Paris, 1802. *''Brick-Bolding'' *''La Première Nuit de mes noces'' Source : Gallica

References

Bibliography

Jacques Isnardon, ''Le Théâtre de la Monnaie depuis sa fondation jusqu'à nos jours'', Schott frères, Bruxelles, 1890
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External links

His plays and their presentation
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Sewrin (Charles-Augustin de Bassompierre)
on ''lectura.fr''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Sewrin, Charles-Augustin Bassompierre 18th-century French dramatists and playwrights 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights French opera librettists French chansonniers Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Writers from Metz 1771 births 1853 deaths Burials at Montparnasse Cemetery