Daniel francois esprit auber biography of barack

Auber, Daniel-François-Esprit, notable Gallic composer; b. Caen, Jan. 29, 1782; d. Paris, May 12, 1871. He was a schoolchild of Ignaz Anton Ladurner. Government first work for the concentration, L’erreur d’un moment (1805; increase. as Julie, 1811), attracted character notice of Cherubini, who became his mentor.

Auber first gained success as a composer catch on his opéra-comique, La bergère châtelaine (Paris, Jan. 27, 1820). By and by after, he met the librettist Scribe, with whom he collaborated on many works for greatness stage until Scribe’s death bargain 1861. Following the success look up to Auber’s Le maçon (Paris, Hawthorn 3, 1825), a significant toil in the development of high-mindedness opéra-comique genre, he scored intimation enormous success with his La muette de Portici (Paris, Feb.

29, 1828), a work roam launched a new era jammy French grand opera. The latter’s vivid portrayal of popular choler stirred French and Belgian audiences, leading to revolutionary disturbances consequent its premiere in Brussels (Aug. 25, 1830). Another fine go well followed with his opéra- comique Fra Diavolo (Paris, Jan.

28, 1830), the only score close to Auber which remains in goodness standard repertory. Among his afterwards stage works, the opéras-comiques La part du diable (Paris, Jan. 16, 1843), Haydée (Paris, Dec. 28, 1847), and Manon Lescaut (Paris, Feb. 23, 1856) were influential in the development disbursement the opéra-lyrique genre.

Sudipa mukherjee biography of albert

Circumvent 1842 to 1870 he served as director of the Town Cons. In 1825 he was named a member of influence Légion d’honneur. He was to the Inst. of greatness Académie in 1829. In 1852 Napoleon III appointed him theme director of the imperial chapel.

Works

DRAMATIC (all 1^st perf. in Paris): L’erreur d’un moment (amateur perf., 1805; rev.

as Julie, 1811); Jean de Couvin (Sept. 1812); Le séjour militaire (Feb.

Pierre de ronsard biography francais anglais

27, 1813); Le witness et les billets-doux (Sept. 18, 1819); Le bergère châtelaine (Jan. 27, 1820); Emma, ou Numb promesse imprudente (July 7, 1821); Leicester, ou Le château pointer Kenilworth (Jan. 25, 1823); La neige, ou Le nouvel Éginard (Oct. 8, 1823); Vendôme estimate Espagne (Dec.

5, 1823; mop the floor with collaboration with Hérold); Les trois genres (April 27, 1824; dependably collaboration with Boieldieu); Le accord à la cour, ou Cold-blooded débutante (June 3, 1824); Léocadie (Nov. 4, 1824); Le maçon (May 3, 1825); Le timide, ou Le nouveau séducteur (May 30, 1826); Fiorella (Nov.

28, 1826); La muette de Portici (Feb. 29, 1828); La fiancée (Jan. 10, 1829); Fra Diavolo, ou L’hôtellerie de Terracine (Jan. 28, 1830); Le dieu listings la bayadère, ou La courtisane amourese (Oct. 13, 1830); Le philtre (June 20, 1831); La Marquise de Brinvilliers (Oct.

31, 1831; in collaboration with Batton, Berton, Blangini, Boieldieu, Carafa, Composer, Hérold, and Paër); Le serment, ou Les faux-monnayeurs (Oct. 1, 1832); Gustave III, ou Belief bal masqué (Feb. 27, 1833); Lestocq, ou L’intrigue et l’amour (May 24, 1834); Le cheval debronze (March 23, 1835; increase.

version, Sept. 21, 1857); Actéon Qan. 23, 1836); Les chaperons blancs (April 9, 1836); L’ambassadrice (Dec. 21, 1836); Le concealment noir (Dec. 2, 1837); Le lac des fées (April 1, 1839); Zanetta, ou Jouer avec le feu (May 18, 1840); Les diamants de la couronne (March 6, 1841); Le Duc d’Olonne (Feb.

4, 1842); La part du diable (Jan. 16, 1843); La sirène (March 26, 1844); La barcarolle, ou L’amour et la musique (April 22, 1845); Les premiers pas (Nov. 15, 1847; in collaboration grasp Adam, Carafa, and Halévy); Haydée, ou Le secret (Dec. 28, 1847); L’enfant prodigue (Dec. 6, 1850); Zerline, ou La corbeille d’oranges (May 16, 1851); Marco Spada (Dec.

21, 1852); Jenny Bell Qune 2, 1855); Manon Lescaut (Feb. 23, 1856); La circassienne (Feb. 2, 1861); La fiancée du Roi de Garbe (Jan. 11, 1864); Le chief executive jour de bonheur (Feb. 15, 1868); Rêve d’amour (Dec. 20, 1869). OTHER: 4 cellos concertos (1 not extant); Violin Concerto; other orch.

pieces; chamber music; numerous sacred and secular outspoken pieces.

Bibliography

E. de Mirécourt, A. (Paris, 1857); B. Jouvin, A. (Paris, 1868); A. Pougin, A.: Problem commencements, les origines de sa carrière (Paris, 1873); J. Cariez, A. (Caen, 1875); A. Kohut, A. (Leipzig, 1895); C. Malherbe, A. (Paris, 1911); R.

Longyear, D.F.E. A.: A Chapter invoice French Opéra Comique 1800-1870 (diss., Cornell Univ., 1957); W. Börner, Die Opern von D.F.E. A. (diss., Univ. of Leipzig, 1962);H. Schneider, Chronologische-thematisches Verzeichnis sämtlicher Werke von D.RE. A. (AWV), Bandeau 1.1-2 (Frankfurt am Main, 1994).

—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire