Véron originally made his fortune from patent medicines. In 1829 he founded the literary magazine Revue de Paris, and from 1838 to 1852 was owner and director of Le Constitutionnel, in which he published Eugene Sue's novel based on the legend of the Wandering Jew. It was also during Véron's direction and at his suggestion that Sainte-Beuve contributed the Causeries du lundi,[1] an early example of the regular newspaper column.
He is largely known to history for his direction, from 1831-1835, of the Paris Opera.[1] The new government, after the July Revolution of 1830, wished to offload the costs and responsibilities of the Opera, which had been effectively state-controlled since its inception. Véron saw the great potential of adapting the Opera to the bourgeois tastes of new audiences and applied for the franchise, which brought with it limited State subsidy. By bringing together the talents of designers (such as Duponchel), composers (such as Meyerbeer, Auber and Fromental Halévy), and librettists (such as Eugène Scribe and Casimir Delavigne), and developing great singers such as Adolphe Nourrit and Cornélie Falcon, he created the genre of Grand Opera. The first new production under Véron's management, Meyerbeer's Robert le diable (21 November 1831) began a new era in opera. When the government decided to further reduce subsidy of the Opera in 1835, Véron prudently withdrew, having made a substantial profit.
In 1852 Véron was elected to the Corps Législatif (the predecessor of the Chamber of Deputies).[1] His Memoires d'un bourgeois de Paris (1853–1855) give a lively picture of his life and times.
Sketch of Louis Véron
Véron was eccentric in his appearance and behaviour. A contemporary, Philarete Chasles, describes him as follows:
Ruddy, with a pock-marked face, barely any nose, scrofulous, his neck enfolded in cloth that protected and hid his affliction, pot-bellied; [...] mouth smiling, lips thick, hair rare, eyebrows absent, dressed like a little lackey aping his master and with the affectations and the mincing airs of the salon (quoted in Kelly, 2004 – see below).
W. L. Crosten, 'French Grand Opera: an Art and a Business', New York, 1948
T. F. Kelly, 'First Nights at the Opera', New Haven, 2004 ISBN0-300-10044-2
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Véron, Louis Désire". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 1033.
louis, désiré, véron, 1798, paris, september, 1867, paris, french, opera, manager, publisher, louis, véron, contents, biography, notes, references, bibliography, external, linksbiography, editvéron, originally, made, fortune, from, patent, medicines, 1829, fou. Louis Desire Veron 1798 in Paris September 27 1867 in Paris was a French opera manager and publisher Louis Veron Contents 1 Biography 2 Notes 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksBiography editVeron originally made his fortune from patent medicines In 1829 he founded the literary magazine Revue de Paris and from 1838 to 1852 was owner and director of Le Constitutionnel in which he published Eugene Sue s novel based on the legend of the Wandering Jew It was also during Veron s direction and at his suggestion that Sainte Beuve contributed the Causeries du lundi 1 an early example of the regular newspaper column He is largely known to history for his direction from 1831 1835 of the Paris Opera 1 The new government after the July Revolution of 1830 wished to offload the costs and responsibilities of the Opera which had been effectively state controlled since its inception Veron saw the great potential of adapting the Opera to the bourgeois tastes of new audiences and applied for the franchise which brought with it limited State subsidy By bringing together the talents of designers such as Duponchel composers such as Meyerbeer Auber and Fromental Halevy and librettists such as Eugene Scribe and Casimir Delavigne and developing great singers such as Adolphe Nourrit and Cornelie Falcon he created the genre of Grand Opera The first new production under Veron s management Meyerbeer s Robert le diable 21 November 1831 began a new era in opera When the government decided to further reduce subsidy of the Opera in 1835 Veron prudently withdrew having made a substantial profit In 1852 Veron was elected to the Corps Legislatif the predecessor of the Chamber of Deputies 1 His Memoires d un bourgeois de Paris 1853 1855 give a lively picture of his life and times nbsp Sketch of Louis Veron Veron was eccentric in his appearance and behaviour A contemporary Philarete Chasles describes him as follows Ruddy with a pock marked face barely any nose scrofulous his neck enfolded in cloth that protected and hid his affliction pot bellied mouth smiling lips thick hair rare eyebrows absent dressed like a little lackey aping his master and with the affectations and the mincing airs of the salon quoted in Kelly 2004 see below Notes edit a b c Chisholm 1911 References editW L Crosten French Grand Opera an Art and a Business New York 1948 T F Kelly First Nights at the Opera New Haven 2004 ISBN 0 300 10044 2 nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Veron Louis Desire Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 27 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 1033 Bibliography editVeron Louis Desire Memoires d un Bourgeois de Paris 5 Vol in French ISBN 0543990567 ISBN ISBN 1 4212 4316 4 ISBN 0 543 99050 8 ISBN 0 543 99048 6 Veron Louis Desire L Opera de Paris ISBN 2876230089 External links edit nbsp Media related to Louis Veron at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Louis Desire Veron amp oldid 1217994249, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
