Born in Paris, he was the son of Samuel Rousseau and later changed his surname to Samuel-Rousseau to reflect this. He studied composition at the Paris Conservatoire and was awarded the Prix de Rome in 1905. He was the organist at Saint-Séverin from 1919 to 1922 and president of the Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique (SACEM) from 1935 to 1953. For many years he was a professor of harmony at the Paris Conservatoire and artistic director of the Pathé opera company. From 1941 to 1944 he was director of the Paris Opéra.[1]
As a composer, Samuel-Rousseau was highly influenced by the works of Franck and Fauré. He tended to be more conservative in style than many of contemporaries but he was a master at chromatic harmony and had a strong sense for the dramatic. His compositions include operas, ballets, orchestral and piano music and songs.[1]
His best works are his operas, which tend towards the exotic and are ambitious in scale. His first opera, Le Roi Arthur, was based on the legend of King Arthur and given a concert performance at the Conservatoire on 8 November 1903. His second, Tarass Boulba, was based on the legend of a Cossack warrior and performed at the Théâtre du Vaudeville, beginning on 22 November 1919.[1]
Le Hulla, a four-act conte-lyrique-orental with words by André Rivoire, was premiered on 9 March 1923 by the Opéra-Comique at the Salle Favart in a production by Albert Carré.[2] The performances were conducted by Albert Wolff; Yvonne Brothier sang Dilara, and Charles Friant, Narsès. The opera included a Persian dance choreographed by Louise Stichel and danced by Mona Païva. It was revived in 1926 and performed a total of 44 times by the company.[3]
Le bon roi Dagobert, a four-act comédie musicale with words by André Rivoire, based on his 1908 play with the same title, was presented by the Opéra-Comique at the Salle Favart beginning on 5 December 1927.[4]Emma Luart sang La Reine, Charles Friant was Dagobert, and Louis Fourestier conducted. The opera was revived in a new production by Max de Rieux [fr] in 1938, 1939, and 1943, with Vina Bovy as the Queen and Louis Arnoult as Dagobert, by which time it had been performed a total of 72 times by the company.[5]
His one-act opera Kerkeb, with a libretto by Michel Carré (based on a novel by Elissa Rhaïs), was premiered on 6 April 1951 by the Opéra at the Palais Garnier.[6] The title role, a Berber dancer in a harem,[1] was sung by Géori Boué, and Roger Bourdin sang Sid-Haffid.[6] The performances were conducted by Louis Fourestier. The opera was revived in 1956 with Suzanne Sarroca in the title role. The opera had been performed a total of 26 times by the company by its last performance on 12 July 1958.[6]
marcel, samuel, rousseau, marcel, auguste, louis, samuel, rousseau, rousseau, august, 1882, june, 1955, french, composer, organist, opera, director, samuel, rousseau, 1930, contents, life, career, works, notes, bibliography, external, linkslife, career, editbo. Marcel Auguste Louis Samuel Rousseau ne Rousseau 18 August 1882 11 June 1955 was a French composer organist and opera director 1 Samuel Rousseau 1930 Contents 1 Life and career 2 Works 3 Notes 4 Bibliography 5 External linksLife and career EditBorn in Paris he was the son of Samuel Rousseau and later changed his surname to Samuel Rousseau to reflect this He studied composition at the Paris Conservatoire and was awarded the Prix de Rome in 1905 He was the organist at Saint Severin from 1919 to 1922 and president of the Societe des auteurs compositeurs et editeurs de musique SACEM from 1935 to 1953 For many years he was a professor of harmony at the Paris Conservatoire and artistic director of the Pathe opera company From 1941 to 1944 he was director of the Paris Opera 1 He died in Paris in 1955 aged 72 Works EditAs a composer Samuel Rousseau was highly influenced by the works of Franck and Faure He tended to be more conservative in style than many of contemporaries but he was a master at chromatic harmony and had a strong sense for the dramatic His compositions include operas ballets orchestral and piano music and songs 1 His best works are his operas which tend towards the exotic and are ambitious in scale His first opera Le Roi Arthur was based on the legend of King Arthur and given a concert performance at the Conservatoire on 8 November 1903 His second Tarass Boulba was based on the legend of a Cossack warrior and performed at the Theatre du Vaudeville beginning on 22 November 1919 1 Le Hulla a four act conte lyrique orental with words by Andre Rivoire was premiered on 9 March 1923 by the Opera Comique at the Salle Favart in a production by Albert Carre 2 The performances were conducted by Albert Wolff Yvonne Brothier sang Dilara and Charles Friant Narses The opera included a Persian dance choreographed by Louise Stichel and danced by Mona Paiva It was revived in 1926 and performed a total of 44 times by the company 3 Le bon roi Dagobert a four act comedie musicale with words by Andre Rivoire based on his 1908 play with the same title was presented by the Opera Comique at the Salle Favart beginning on 5 December 1927 4 Emma Luart sang La Reine Charles Friant was Dagobert and Louis Fourestier conducted The opera was revived in a new production by Max de Rieux fr in 1938 1939 and 1943 with Vina Bovy as the Queen and Louis Arnoult as Dagobert by which time it had been performed a total of 72 times by the company 5 His one act opera Kerkeb with a libretto by Michel Carre based on a novel by Elissa Rhais was premiered on 6 April 1951 by the Opera at the Palais Garnier 6 The title role a Berber dancer in a harem 1 was sung by Geori Boue and Roger Bourdin sang Sid Haffid 6 The performances were conducted by Louis Fourestier The opera was revived in 1956 with Suzanne Sarroca in the title role The opera had been performed a total of 26 times by the company by its last performance on 12 July 1958 6 Notes Edit a b c d e Griffiths Langham Smith 1992 Wild amp Charlton 2005 p 278 Wolff 1953 p 92 Wild amp Charlton 2005 p 167 Wolff 1953 p 32 a b c Wolff 1962 p 131 Bibliography EditGriffiths Paul Richard Langham Smith 1992 Samuel Rousseau Rousseau Marcel Louis Auguste vol 4 p 161 in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera edited by Stanley Sadie ISBN 0 333 73432 7 and ISBN 1 56159 228 5 Online version updated 26 October 2011 Wild Nicole Charlton David 2005 Theatre de l Opera Comique Paris repertoire 1762 1972 Sprimont Belgium Editions Mardaga ISBN 9782870098981 Wolff Stephane 1953 Un demi siecle d Opera Comique 1900 1950 Paris Andre Bonne OCLC 44733987 2174128 78755097 Wolff Stephane 1962 L Opera au Palais Garnier 1875 1962 Paris Depose au journal L Entr acte OCLC 7068320 460748195 Paris Slatkine 1983 reprint ISBN 9782050002142 External links EditFree scores by Marcel Samuel Rousseau at the International Music Score Library Project IMSLP This article about a French composer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marcel Samuel Rousseau amp oldid 1168378146, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
