Lockroy
Lockroy , actually Joseph-Philippe Simon (born February 17, 1803 in Turin , † January 19, 1891 in Paris ), was a French librettist and actor . He later became a member of the Comédie-Française , where he was considered one of the outstanding actors and in 1848 worked as administrateur général .
Since 1840 he has also appeared as a writer of comedies, vaudevilles and opera libretti. His son was the politician Édouard Lockroy .
Works
- Catherine II (1831)
- Le maître d'école (1841), literary model for Johann Nestroy's burlesque The Bad Boys in School from 1847 with the music of Michael Hebenstreit .
- Bonsoir M. Pantalon , comic opera (set to music by Albert Grisar , premiere 1851)
- Le chien du jarninier comic opera (set to music by Albert Grisar, WP 1855)
- Les dragons de Villars , comic opera (with Eugène Cormon (Pierre Etienne Piestre), set to music by Aimé Louis Maillart ,WP1856)
- La Pure Topaze , comic opera (with Henri Battu , set to music by Victor Massé , premiere 1856)
- Ondine (1863)
- Passé minuit , Vaudeville in one act (with Auguste Anicet-Bourgeois , set to music by Louis Deffès , WP 1864)
Web links
- Literature by and about Lockroy in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lockroy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Simon, Joseph-Philippe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French actor and librettist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 17, 1803 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Turin |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 19, 1891 |
| Place of death | Paris |