Jean-Louis-Ignace de La Serre, sieur de Langlade, was an 18th-century French novelist and playwright born in

Cahors Cahors (; oc, Caors ) is a commune in the western part of Southern France. It is the smallest prefecture among the 13 departments that constitute the Occitanie Region. The main city of the Lot department and the historical center of the Quer ...

in 1662 and died 30 September 1756. Royal censor, he authored a biography of

Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (, ; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, , ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and world ...

. He was wrongly attributed some works by Marguerite de Lussan.

Works

Librettos

*1706: ''

Polyxène et Pirrhus ''Polyxène et Pirrhus'' (''Polyxena and Pyrrhus'') is an opera by the French composer Pascal Collasse, first performed at the Académie Royale de Musique (the Paris Opéra) on 21 October 1706. It takes the form of a ''tragédie lyrique'' in a p ...

'' by

Pascal Collasse Pascal Collasse (or Colasse) (22 January 1649 (baptised) – 17 July 1709) was a French composer of the Baroque era. Born in Rheims, Collasse became a disciple of Jean-Baptiste Lully during the latter's domination of the French operatic stage ...

*1710: '' Diomède'' by

Toussaint Bertin de la Doué Toussaint Bertin de la Doué (or Thomas Bertin de la Doué) (1680 – 6 February 1743) was a French composer of the Baroque era. He worked as an organist for the Theatines, as a musician for the Duc d'Orléans and as a violinist and harpsichordi ...

*1723: '' Pirithoüs'' 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 ...

*1726: '' Pirame et Thisbé'' by

François Francoeur François Francœur (8 September 1698 – 5 August 1787) was a French composer and violinist. Biography François Francœur was born in Paris, the son of Joseph Francœur, a basse de violon player and member of the '' 24 violons du roy''. Franc� ...

and

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 The following lists of violinists are availab ...

*1735: ''

Scanderberg ''Scanderberg'' is an opera by the French composers François Francoeur and François Rebel, first performed at the Académie Royale de Musique (the Paris Opera) on 27 October 1735. It takes the form of a ''tragédie en musique'' in a prologue an ...

'' by François Francoeur and François Rebel *1741: ''

Nitétis ''Nitétis'' is an opera by the French composer Charles-Louis Mion, first performed at the Académie Royale de Musique (the Paris Opera) on 11 April 1741. It takes the form of a ''tragédie en musique'' in a prologue and five acts. The libretto, by ...

'' by

Charles-Louis Mion Charles-Louis Mion (17 December 1699 – 12 September 1775) was a French composer of the Baroque music, Baroque era. He was the grand-nephew of Michel Richard Delalande who also taught him music. Between 1710 and 1718 he was a choirboy at the Saint ...

Other

*1727: ''Hippalque, prince scythe'' *1728: ''Amosis, prince égyptien'' *1734: ''Mémoire sur la vie et les ouvrages de Molière'', in ''Œuvres'' de Molière, in-4°, tome VII

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. ...

(dir.), ''Dictionnaire des lettres françaises. Le XVIIIe siècle'', nlle. édition revue et mise à jour sous la direction de François Moureau, Paris, Fayard, 1995.

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