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 This is a glossary list of opera genres, giving alternative names. "Opera" is an Italian word (short for "opera in musica"); it was not at first ''commonly'' used in Italy (or in other countries) to refer to the genre of particular works. Most co ...

'' Dardanus'' by

Jean-Philippe Rameau Jean-Philippe Rameau (; ; – ) was a French composer and music theory, music theorist. Regarded as one of the most important French composers and music theorists of the 18th century, he replaced Jean-Baptiste Lully as the dominant composer of ...

. 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

Louis Fuzelier Louis Fuzelier (also ''Fuselier'', ''Fusellier'', ''Fusillier'', ''Fuzellier''; 1672 or 1674

(another librettist working for

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), 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,

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, 1 December *1736: ''Les Voyages de l'Amour'', four-act ballet,

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, 3 May *1739: '' Dardanus'', tragédie lyrique in 5 acts and one prologue,In 1784, this libretto was reduced and arranged by

Nicolas-François Guillard Nicolas-François Guillard (; 16 January 1752 – 26 December 1814) was a French librettist. He was born in Chartres and died in Paris, the recipient of a government pension in recognition of his work writing librettos. He was also on ''Comité d ...

and put to music by

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. 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,

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, Théâtre des petits appartements, 21 March *1749: ''Le Prince de Noisy'', three-act ballet héroïque, music by

François Rebel François Rebel (19 June 17017 November 1775) was a French composer of the Baroque era. Born in Paris, the son of the leading composer Jean-Féry Rebel, he was a child prodigy who became a violinist in the orchestra of the Paris Opera The Pari ...

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

Claude-Henri de Fusée de Voisenon Claude-Henri de Fusée, abbé de Voisenon (8 July 1708 – 22 November 1775) was a French playwright and writer. Life Born at the château de Voisenon near Melun, he was only ten when he addressed an epistle in verse to Voltaire, who asked the ...

, 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

Pierre Montan Berton Pierre Montan Berton (7 January 1727 – 14 May 1780) was a French people, French composer and conductor (music), conductor. He resided primarily in Paris and was an opera director. Pierre's son Henri Montan Berton (1767–1844) was also a c ...

Antoine Dauvergne Antoine Dauvergne (3 October 1713 – 11 February 1797) was a French composer and violinist. Dauvergne was born in Moulins, Allier. He served as master of the ''Chambre du roi'', director of the Concert Spirituel from 1762 to 1771, and direc ...

and Jean-Claude Trial

Bibliography

* Cardinal

Georges Grente Georges-François-Xavier-Marie Grente (5 May 1872 – 5 May 1959) was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Le Mans from 1918 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1953 by Pope Pius XII. Bi ...

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

References

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