Charles-Antoine Leclerc de La Bruère
Charles-Antoine Leclerc de La Bruère (* 1714 in Crépy-en-Valois , † 18th September 1754 in Rome ) was a French drama - Author and historian . He is best known as the author of the libretto for the tragédie lyrique Dardanus by Jean-Philippe Rameau . He combines mythological elements with epics of the Italian Renaissance .
biography
Together with Louis Fuzelier (the librettist of Rameau he was) from November 1744 to June 1748 by royal patent director of the magazine Mercure de France . In 1749 he went to Rome as the embassy secretary of the Duke of Nivernais .
Works
- Les Mécontents , Comedy , Act 1, Paris, December 1, 1734
- Les voyages de l'Amour , Opéra-ballet in 4 acts, Paris, Royal Academy of Music, April 26 or May 3, 1736
- Dardanus , tragédie lyrique in 5 acts and a prologue, music by Jean-Philippe Rameau , Paris, Royal Academy of Music, November 19, 1739
- La convalescence du Roi , poem, 1744
- Histoire du règne de Charlemagne , 1745
- Érigone , ballet in one act, music from Mondonville , Versailles , March 21, 1748
- Le prince de Noisy , heroic ballet in 3 acts, music by François Rebel and François Francœur , Versailles, March 13, 1749
- La coquette fixéee , comedy in 3 acts with Louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini and Claude-Henri de Fusée de Voisenon , Paris, March 10, 1746
- Les fêtes de Paphos , heroic ballet, Paris, Royal Academy of Music, May 9, 1758
- Linus , tragédie lyrique in 5 acts, music by Pierre-Montan Berton , Antoine Dauvergne and Jean-Claude Trial , 1769
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| SURNAME | Leclerc de La Bruère, Charles-Antoine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French playwright and historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1714 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Crépy-en-Valois |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 18, 1754 |
| Place of death | Rome |