Édouard Desplechin
[His name is often spelt "Despléchin" » with an acute accent.] (12 April 1802 – 10 December 1871), was a 19th-century French
scenic design
Scenic design, also known as stage design or set design, is the creation of scenery for theatrical productions including Play (theatre), plays and Musical theatre, musicals. The term can also be applied to film and television productions, wher ...
er, one of the most famous of his time.
Biography
He created numerous settings for
grands opéras and
theatre plays of the romantic era, and closely collaborated with great composers such as
Meyerbeer,
Verdi,
Gounod
Charles-François Gounod (; ; 17 June 181818 October 1893), usually known as Charles Gounod, was a French composer. He wrote twelve operas, of which the most popular has always been ''Faust (opera), Faust'' (1859); his ''Roméo et Juliette'' (18 ...
and
Wagner
Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, essayist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most o ...
.
His workshop was taken over by
Eugène Carpezat and
Jean-Baptiste Lavastre.
Students
*
Jean-Baptiste Lavastre (1839–1891).
References
Bibliography
* Jean-Maxime Levêque, ''Édouard Desplechin, le décorateur du grand opéra à la française (1802-1871)'', L’Harmattan, collection « Univers musical », 2008, 198 p.
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French scenic designers
Artists from Lille
1802 births
1871 deaths