Thomas Marie-Francois Sauvage ( Fr. Thomas-Marie-François Sauvage , 1794 - May 1877) - French playwright, librettist, critic, director of the Odeon Theater (1827-1888).
| Toma Sovazh | |
|---|---|
| fr Thomas Sauvage | |
| Date of Birth | 1794 |
| Place of Birth | Paris , France |
| Date of death | 04.1877 |
| Place of death | Paris , France |
| Citizenship |  French Republic →  Third French Republic |
| Occupation | librettist |
| Genre | libretto |
| Language of Works | French |
| Autograph |  |
Wrote the libretto for operas by Adolf Adana ( Toreador , 1849), ( Gilles-the Reaver , 1838; Magic Water , 1839; Porsherons , 1850), Francois Bazin ( Madelone , 1852), Napoleon Reber ( Father Gaillard , 1852) and Ambroise Tom ( Angelica and Medor , 1843; , 1849; Tonelli , 1853; The Carnival of Venice , 1857; Zhiye and Zhiyoten , 1874).
In 1827, Toma Savage was one of the first in France to perform Shakespeare in his native English. For this, a theater troupe was specially invited from England [1] . Tom Savage was an acquaintance of Alexander Dumas father . After his death, Savage was invited to the conference on renaming one of the streets of Paris to Alexandre Dumas street ( Fr. ), as evidenced by the remaining correspondence. [2]
Notes
- ↑ Theater site l'Odéon
- ↑ A letter to the founders of the conference on the designation of the name of Alexander Dumas in one of the streets of Paris. 1872
Literature
- Christian Goubault, "Thomas-Marie-François Sauvage" in Joël-Marie Fauquet (dir.), Dictionnaire de la musique en France au XIX e siècle , Fayard, Paris, 2003 ISBN 2-213-59316-7