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François-Adrien Boieldieu

March 07, 2023

François-Adrien Boieldieu (pronounced [fʁɑ̃.swa a.dʁi.(j)ɛ̃ bɔ.jɛl.djø],[1] also [bwa(.ɛ)l.djø])[2] (16 December 1775 – 8 October 1834) was a French composer, mainly of operas, often called "the French Mozart".[3] His date of birth was also cited as December 15 by his biographer and writer Lucien Augé de Lassus (b. 1841)[4] and as September 15 by some local press[5] releases.

François-Adrien Boieldieu
Born
François-Adrien Boildieu

(1775-12-16)16 December 1775
Rouen, France
Died8 October 1834(1834-10-08) (aged 58)
Varennes-Jarcy, France

Biography

 
Boieldieu by Louis Léopold Boilly, circa 1800 (Musée de Rouen).

Born during the Ancien Régime in Rouen, François-Adrien Boieldieu received his musical education first from the choirmaster and then from the organist of the local cathedral. During the Reign of Terror, Rouen was one of the few towns to maintain a significant musical life and in 1793 a series of concerts was organised featuring the celebrated violinist Pierre Rode and the tenor Pierre-Jean Garat. It was during this time that Boieldieu composed his earliest works to texts written by his father (La fille coupable in 1793, followed by Rosalie et Mirza in 1795). They brought him immediate success.

During the Revolutionary period, Boieldieu left for Paris and wisely started work as a piano tuner. At this time, the Opéra-Comique was the only theatre to offer opportunities for the hybrid works of the same name, close to classic opera, but containing spoken dialogue. The most typical work of the genre was Luigi Cherubini's Médée (1797). Opéra-comique, traditionally performed at the Salle Favart, was also staged at the Théâtre de Monsieur from 1789. In 1791, the company set up home in a new theatre, the Théâtre Feydeau, previously reserved for the troupe of the opera buffa. Over the course of ten years, the Favart and the Feydeau companies were rivals, the Favart beefing up its repertoire of patriotic spectacles and presenting the lighter works of Étienne Méhul, the Feydeau offering the heroic dramas of Cherubini or Jean-François Le Sueur. In 1797, Boieldieu offered the Feydeau La famille suisse and L'heureuse nouvelle. In 1798, he presented the Favart with Zoraime et Zulmare, which brought him extraordinary success.

F-A Boieldieu Overture from the Caliph de Bagdad played on a fortepiano 1809

The spiritual heir of André Grétry, Boieldieu focused on melodies which avoided too much ornamentation, set to light but intelligent orchestration. Hector Berlioz described his music as possessing "a pleasing and tasteful Parisian elegance". In 1800, he scored a veritable triumph with Le calife de Bagdad (The Caliph of Baghdad). In 1804, following the breakdown of his marriage to the dancer Clotilde Mafleurai,[6] he set off for Saint Petersburg to take up the post of court composer to the tsar, where he stayed until 1810. There he composed nine operas, including Aline, reine de Golconde (1804) and Les voitures versées (1808). On his return to France he won back Parisian audiences with La jeune femme en colère (1811), Jean de Paris (1812), Le nouveau seigneur du village (1813) and a dozen other works.

In 1825 he produced his masterpiece, La dame blanche (revived in the Salle Favart in 1997 and recorded by the conductor Marc Minkowski). Unusual for the time, La dame blanche was based on episodes from two novels by Walter Scott. The libretto by Eugène Scribe is built around the theme of the long lost child fortunately recognized at a moment of peril. The style of the opera influenced Lucia di Lammermoor, I puritani and La jolie fille de Perth. La dame blanche was one of the first attempts to introduce the fantastic into opera.

Although his reputation is largely based upon his operas, Boieldieu also composed other works. Among them was his Harp Concerto in C, written in 1800–1801 and one of the masterpieces of the harp repertory. He was appointed as second class professor of piano in 1798, became professor of composition at the Paris Conservatoire in 1820 and in 1817 he succeeded Méhul as one of the forty members of the Académie des Beaux-Arts. He received the Légion d'honneur in 1820. He gradually lost the ability to speak, no doubt due to cancer of the larynx. The bankruptcy of the Opéra-Comique and the revolution of 1830 added to his woes. To save him from poverty, Adolphe Thiers awarded him a state pension of 6,000 francs. On September 25, 1834, he made his last public appearance at the premiere of Adolphe Adam's Le chalet. In this way, he stylishly passed on the baton to his brilliant pupil.

He was a freemason, initiated at the Parisian lodge Les Arts et l'Amitié ('Arts and Friendship') – belonging to the Grand Orient of France,[7] – as well as having been a member of the lodge 'Palestine' (in St Petersburg),[8] and an honorary member of the lodge 'Les Amis Réunis' ('Friends Re-united'), also in St Petersburg.[9]

Boieldieu died in Varennes-Jarcy. On 13 November 1834 his heart was interred in Rouen, in a tomb paid for by that city and designed by Charles Isabelle, while his body was interred in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. He was survived by an illegitimate son (Adrien) Louis (Victor) (1815–83), mother Thérèse Regnault; he was also a composer.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ Léon Warnant (1987). Dictionnaire de la prononciation française dans sa norme actuelle (in French) (3rd ed.). Gembloux: J. Duculot, S. A. p. 448. ISBN 978-2-8011-0581-8.
  2. ^ Dudenredaktion; Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf (2015) [First published 1962]. Das Aussprachewörterbuch [The Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German) (7th ed.). Berlin: Dudenverlag. p. 241. ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4.
  3. ^ Morrison, Chris (2011). "François-Adrien Boieldieu". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
  4. ^ "Boieldieu". Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  5. ^ "La Presse théâtrale". 13 July 1865. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  6. ^ Georges Favre and Thomas Betzwieser. Boieldieu, Adrien Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online, (accessed December 23, 2010)
  7. ^ Daniel Ligou. Dictionnaire de la franc-maçonnerie, 1974 ISBN 2-13-054497-5
  8. ^ A.N. Pypin Russkoe masonstvo (Petrograd, 1916), at p.396
  9. ^ François-Adrien Boieldieu, Online Resource 2010-01-30 at the Wayback Machine, available at (consulted 23 December 2010)
  10. ^ Steven Huebner. "Boieldieu, Louis." In Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online (accessed December 23, 2010)

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françois, adrien, boieldieu, pronounced, fʁɑ, dʁi, jɛl, djø, also, djø, december, 1775, october, 1834, french, composer, mainly, operas, often, called, french, mozart, date, birth, also, cited, december, biographer, writer, lucien, augé, lassus, 1841, septembe. Francois Adrien Boieldieu pronounced fʁɑ swa a dʁi j ɛ bɔ jɛl djo 1 also bwa ɛ l djo 2 16 December 1775 8 October 1834 was a French composer mainly of operas often called the French Mozart 3 His date of birth was also cited as December 15 by his biographer and writer Lucien Auge de Lassus b 1841 4 and as September 15 by some local press 5 releases Francois Adrien BoieldieuPortrait by Henri Francois RiesenerBornFrancois Adrien Boildieu 1775 12 16 16 December 1775Rouen FranceDied8 October 1834 1834 10 08 aged 58 Varennes Jarcy France Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBiography Edit Boieldieu by Louis Leopold Boilly circa 1800 Musee de Rouen Born during the Ancien Regime in Rouen Francois Adrien Boieldieu received his musical education first from the choirmaster and then from the organist of the local cathedral During the Reign of Terror Rouen was one of the few towns to maintain a significant musical life and in 1793 a series of concerts was organised featuring the celebrated violinist Pierre Rode and the tenor Pierre Jean Garat It was during this time that Boieldieu composed his earliest works to texts written by his father La fille coupable in 1793 followed by Rosalie et Mirza in 1795 They brought him immediate success During the Revolutionary period Boieldieu left for Paris and wisely started work as a piano tuner At this time the Opera Comique was the only theatre to offer opportunities for the hybrid works of the same name close to classic opera but containing spoken dialogue The most typical work of the genre was Luigi Cherubini s Medee 1797 Opera comique traditionally performed at the Salle Favart was also staged at the Theatre de Monsieur from 1789 In 1791 the company set up home in a new theatre the Theatre Feydeau previously reserved for the troupe of the opera buffa Over the course of ten years the Favart and the Feydeau companies were rivals the Favart beefing up its repertoire of patriotic spectacles and presenting the lighter works of Etienne Mehul the Feydeau offering the heroic dramas of Cherubini or Jean Francois Le Sueur In 1797 Boieldieu offered the Feydeau La famille suisse and L heureuse nouvelle In 1798 he presented the Favart with Zoraime et Zulmare which brought him extraordinary success source source F A Boieldieu Overture from the Caliph de Bagdad played on a fortepiano 1809The spiritual heir of Andre Gretry Boieldieu focused on melodies which avoided too much ornamentation set to light but intelligent orchestration Hector Berlioz described his music as possessing a pleasing and tasteful Parisian elegance In 1800 he scored a veritable triumph with Le calife de Bagdad The Caliph of Baghdad In 1804 following the breakdown of his marriage to the dancer Clotilde Mafleurai 6 he set off for Saint Petersburg to take up the post of court composer to the tsar where he stayed until 1810 There he composed nine operas including Aline reine de Golconde 1804 and Les voitures versees 1808 On his return to France he won back Parisian audiences with La jeune femme en colere 1811 Jean de Paris 1812 Le nouveau seigneur du village 1813 and a dozen other works In 1825 he produced his masterpiece La dame blanche revived in the Salle Favart in 1997 and recorded by the conductor Marc Minkowski Unusual for the time La dame blanche was based on episodes from two novels by Walter Scott The libretto by Eugene Scribe is built around the theme of the long lost child fortunately recognized at a moment of peril The style of the opera influenced Lucia di Lammermoor I puritani and La jolie fille de Perth La dame blanche was one of the first attempts to introduce the fantastic into opera Although his reputation is largely based upon his operas Boieldieu also composed other works Among them was his Harp Concerto in C written in 1800 1801 and one of the masterpieces of the harp repertory He was appointed as second class professor of piano in 1798 became professor of composition at the Paris Conservatoire in 1820 and in 1817 he succeeded Mehul as one of the forty members of the Academie des Beaux Arts He received the Legion d honneur in 1820 He gradually lost the ability to speak no doubt due to cancer of the larynx The bankruptcy of the Opera Comique and the revolution of 1830 added to his woes To save him from poverty Adolphe Thiers awarded him a state pension of 6 000 francs On September 25 1834 he made his last public appearance at the premiere of Adolphe Adam s Le chalet In this way he stylishly passed on the baton to his brilliant pupil He was a freemason initiated at the Parisian lodge Les Arts et l Amitie Arts and Friendship belonging to the Grand Orient of France 7 as well as having been a member of the lodge Palestine in St Petersburg 8 and an honorary member of the lodge Les Amis Reunis Friends Re united also in St Petersburg 9 Boieldieu died in Varennes Jarcy On 13 November 1834 his heart was interred in Rouen in a tomb paid for by that city and designed by Charles Isabelle while his body was interred in Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris He was survived by an illegitimate son Adrien Louis Victor 1815 83 mother Therese Regnault he was also a composer 10 See also EditList of compositions by Francois Adrien Boieldieu List of operas by Francois Adrien Boieldieu List of compositions for harp Classic 100 Music of France ABC References Edit Leon Warnant 1987 Dictionnaire de la prononciation francaise dans sa norme actuelle in French 3rd ed Gembloux J Duculot S A p 448 ISBN 978 2 8011 0581 8 Dudenredaktion Kleiner Stefan Knobl Ralf 2015 First published 1962 Das Ausspracheworterbuch The Pronunciation Dictionary in German 7th ed Berlin Dudenverlag p 241 ISBN 978 3 411 04067 4 Morrison Chris 2011 Francois Adrien Boieldieu Rovi Corporation Retrieved 2011 06 16 Boieldieu Retrieved 2022 05 20 La Presse theatrale 13 July 1865 Retrieved 2022 05 20 Georges Favre and Thomas Betzwieser Boieldieu Adrien Grove Music Online Oxford Music Online accessed December 23 2010 Daniel Ligou Dictionnaire de la franc maconnerie 1974 ISBN 2 13 054497 5 A N Pypin Russkoe masonstvo Petrograd 1916 at p 396 Francois Adrien Boieldieu Online Resource Archived 2010 01 30 at the Wayback Machine available at consulted 23 December 2010 Steven Huebner Boieldieu Louis In Grove Music Online Oxford Music Online accessed December 23 2010 External links EditChisholm Hugh ed 1911 Boieldieu Francois Adrien Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 4 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 139 Free scores by Francois Adrien Boieldieu at the International Music Score Library Project IMSLP Francois Adrien Boieldieu at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francois Adrien Boieldieu amp oldid 1138056146, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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