Charles-Simon Favard ( Fr. Charles-Simon Favart ; November 13, 1710 , Paris - May 18, 1792 , ibid.) Is the author of the libretto of many comic operas and theatrical plays.
| Charles-Simon Favard | |
|---|---|
| fr. Charles-Simon Favart | |
 Favar, 1763 | |
| Date of Birth | November 13, 1710 |
| Place of Birth | Paris |
| Date of death | May 18, 1792 (81 years old) |
| Place of death | Paris |
| Citizenship (citizenship) | |
| Occupation | playwright |
| Language of Works | |
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Biography
His wife, singer and actress Marie Justine de Ronceray (du Ronceray, 1727-1772), made her debut in Paris in 1744. Her best roles were considered the roles of peasant women in Mozart 's Annette and Lubin ( Annette et Lubin ) and Mozart's Bastienne and Bastienne . Together with her husband, she wrote about 90 plays for the theater. Novel [ specify ] Favara's “ Ninette at the Court” ( Ninette à la cour ) formed the basis of Andre Gretry ’s comic opera “ ” (1782).
Favard's works were published in Paris in 1850 under the title of “Works of Mr. and Mrs. Favard” ( Oeuvres de M. et M-me Favart ). Verlaine and Rimbaud appreciated his songs. Spouses Favard appear in the comic opera of Jacques Offenbach Madame Favard ( 1878 ).
Family
Wife Marie Justine Favard (1727-1772), artist. One of their sons, Charles-Nicola Favard , became an actor; his grandson Antoine Pierre Charles Favard - writer.
Notes
- ↑ BNF ID : 2011 Open Data Platform .
Links
- Favar, Charles Simon // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.