Pierre-Charles Roy

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Pierre-Charles Roy (* 1683 in Paris ; † October 23, 1764 there ) was a French librettist . In particular, he wrote opera texts for François Francœur and André-Cardinal Destouches .

Roy and Voltaire

Pierre-Charles Roy was one of Voltaire's preferred opponents until his death . This went so far as to claim that he only changed his name Arouet to Voltaire in order not to be confused with Roy. Roy in turn criticized Voltaire in his verses. Particularly painful for Voltaire was Roy's claim that Voltaire was the author of the infamous poem about the regent's incestuous relationship with the Duchess of Berry. Roy also criticized Voltaire's poem about the Battle of Fontenoy. Voltaire therefore sued Roy in 1745, but only received an oral reprimand from the judge. The legal costs against the destitute Roy were burdened Voltaire. At the end of 1745, Voltaire added an allegorical copperplate engraving before the first act to the first Ballard edition of his Temple de la Gloire , on which Roy was scourged by four centurions . Roy did not give in and in 1746 polemicized as much as he could against Voltaire's admission to the Academie Francaise. He panned Voltaire's Discours for inclusion.

Works

  • Callirhoé ( 1712 )
  • Les Augustales ( 1744 )
  • La Félicité ( 1745 )
  • Philomèle
  • Bradamante
  • Hippodamy
  • Creüse
  • Semiramis ( 1718 )

He wrote the book with François-Joseph de Chancel on the lyrical tragedy Ariane by Jean-Joseph Mouret in 5 acts and a prologue .

Web links

Additions to this: s. Michaud, Biographie universelle Vol. XXXVI (1857) pp. 666-667. There you will also find information on publications of his work.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cf. Uwe Schultz: Madame Pompadour or love in power, CH Beck, 2004 p. 119.
personal data
SURNAME Roy, Pierre-Charles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French librettist
DATE OF BIRTH 1683
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH October 23, 1764
Place of death Paris