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Nestor Roqueplan

January 01, 1970

Louis-Victor-Nestor Roqueplan [also sometimes spelled Rocoplan] (16 September 1805 – 24 April 1870)[1] was a French writer, journalist, and theatre director.

Nestor Roqueplan

Early life and career edit

Nestor Roqueplan was born near Montréal, Aude,[2] and was the younger brother of the Romantic painter Camille Roqueplan. He first studied in Marseille, where he completed his secondary education in law, but moved to Paris in 1825, where he was able to publish several literary essays, and joined Le Figaro in 1827, becoming its editor-in-chief with Victor Bohain, who had purchased the paper that year for 30,000 francs.[3]

Roqueplan was considered a dandy, and witty and caustic as a writer.[4] He was an amateur magician,[5] and in about 1830 invented the silk braid trim on trouser seams,[6] which became highly fashionable. He wrote as a critic, and in 1833 he fought a duel with a Colonel Gallois, who was offended by an article in Le Figaro. Roqueplan was wounded but recovered.[7]

Roqueplan also served as a theatre director at the Théâtre du Panthéon, the Théâtre des Nouveautés, and from 1841 to 1847 at the Théâtre des Variétés.[8]

Paris Opera edit

Roqueplan and Henri Duponchel joined Léon Pillet as co-directors of the Paris Opera on 1 August 1847. Under pressure from increasing criticism of his previous policies, Pillet withdrew completely in November, leaving Roqueplan and Duponchel as co-directors until 21 November 1849, when Duponchel decided to retire. Roqueplan continued as sole director until 11 November 1854, when he was replaced by François-Louis Crosnier.[9] The two most notable premieres at the Opera during his period as director were Verdi's Jérusalem in 1847, which was not particularly successful, and Meyerbeer's Le prophète in 1849 (with mezzo-soprano Pauline Viardot, who had enormous success in the role of Fidès). Later, in 1851, he mounted Gounod's first opera, Sapho, as a favor to Viardot, who sang the title role.[10] In 1852 he produced Halévy's 5-act grand opera Le Juif errant, which was well received by many critics and achieved a total of 49 performances,[11] but also resulted in the publication of a defense and critique of the opera in the form of a letter by Roqueplan to Constitutionnel and a critique by Jules Janin from the Journal des Debats.[12] Overall Roqueplan's management of the Opera was considered disastrous, and he was forced out of his position as director, but the financial problems at the Opera failed to damage his personal fortune, and he was well-paid for his service.[13]

About this time he published two books, the first in 1853 about life in Paris titled Regain – La vie parisienne,[14] and the second in 1855 consisting of theatre gossip called Coulisses de l'Opéra.[15]

Opéra-Comique edit

On 20 November 1857 Roqueplan succeeded Émile Perrin as director of the Opéra-Comique, and held the position until 19 June 1860, when he was replaced by Alfred Beaumont.[16] The first new work to be presented under Roqueplan was Ambroise Thomas's 3-act Le carnaval de Venise on 9 December.[17] At the beginning of 1859 Roqueplan brought suit against Le Figaro for harassment regarding his directorship. According to The Literary Gazette of London, the Figaro had described Roqueplan as "a species of Pasha, lolling upon a couch, smoking a cigar, and desirous only of escaping from all the details of his administration."[13] Not long thereafter came the triumphant premiere of Meyerbeer's Le pardon de Ploërmel, but despite its success, his financial difficulties increased. Eventually the constant money problems caused him to retire from opera management.[18]

Later life edit

He wrote as a columnist for Constitutionnel and in 1868 published two booklets (drawn from obituaries he had written for that journal), one about Rossini[19] and another about Baron James de Rothschild.[20] The same year he also published a book of literary sketches of Paris as Parisine.[21]

Roqueplan remained unmarried and died in Paris.

See also edit

References edit

Notes
  1. ^ Life dates are based on Tamvaco 2000, p. 1058. Huebner 1992, p. 39, says Roqueplan was born on 14 September 1805, and Larousse 1875, vol. 19, p. 1376, says he was born in 1804.
  2. ^ Roqueplan's place of birth is based on Tamvaco 2000, p. 1058. Huebner 1992, p. 39, says he was born in "Montréal, France" without specifying the département. Many earlier sources, including Larousse 1875, vol. 19, p. 1376 say he was born in Mallemort, Bouches-du-Rhône.
  3. ^ Tamvaco 2000, p. 1058; Thomas 1908, p. 2083 (became editor in 1827); Larousse 1867, vol. 2, p. 864 (Bohain); Huebner 1992 (law).
  4. ^ Hogg & Marryat 1873, "Anecdote Corner: A Hint for Ritualists", p. 704.
  5. ^ Wilde 1888, p. 208.
  6. ^ Richardson 1969, p. 151.
  7. ^ Millingen 2004, p. 97.
  8. ^ Tamvaco 2000, pp. 1058–1059; Huebner 1992 (dates of directorship).
  9. ^ Levin 2009, p. 382; Gerhard 1998, pp. 34–35.
  10. ^ Huebner 1992; Fitzlyon 1992; Gounod 1896, pp. 176–178.
  11. ^ Jordan 1994, pp. 155–158.
  12. ^ Roqueplan & Janin 1852.
  13. ^ a b The Literary Gazette, vol. 2, no. 34 (19 February 1859), p. 243.
  14. ^ Roqueplan 1853.
  15. ^ Roqueplan 1855.
  16. ^ Levin 2009, p. 386.
  17. ^ Forbes 1992.
  18. ^ Huebner 1992.
  19. ^ Roqueplan 1868c.
  20. ^ Roqueplan 1868a.
  21. ^ Roqueplan 1868b; Fétis 1880, p. 438; list of works by Nestor Roqueplan at WorldCat.
Sources
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January 01, 1970
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Louis Victor Nestor Roqueplan also sometimes spelled Rocoplan 16 September 1805 24 April 1870 1 was a French writer journalist and theatre director Nestor Roqueplan Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Paris Opera 3 Opera Comique 4 Later life 5 See also 6 ReferencesEarly life and career editNestor Roqueplan was born near Montreal Aude 2 and was the younger brother of the Romantic painter Camille Roqueplan He first studied in Marseille where he completed his secondary education in law but moved to Paris in 1825 where he was able to publish several literary essays and joined Le Figaro in 1827 becoming its editor in chief with Victor Bohain who had purchased the paper that year for 30 000 francs 3 Roqueplan was considered a dandy and witty and caustic as a writer 4 He was an amateur magician 5 and in about 1830 invented the silk braid trim on trouser seams 6 which became highly fashionable He wrote as a critic and in 1833 he fought a duel with a Colonel Gallois who was offended by an article in Le Figaro Roqueplan was wounded but recovered 7 Roqueplan also served as a theatre director at the Theatre du Pantheon the Theatre des Nouveautes and from 1841 to 1847 at the Theatre des Varietes 8 Paris Opera editRoqueplan and Henri Duponchel joined Leon Pillet as co directors of the Paris Opera on 1 August 1847 Under pressure from increasing criticism of his previous policies Pillet withdrew completely in November leaving Roqueplan and Duponchel as co directors until 21 November 1849 when Duponchel decided to retire Roqueplan continued as sole director until 11 November 1854 when he was replaced by Francois Louis Crosnier 9 The two most notable premieres at the Opera during his period as director were Verdi s Jerusalem in 1847 which was not particularly successful and Meyerbeer s Le prophete in 1849 with mezzo soprano Pauline Viardot who had enormous success in the role of Fides Later in 1851 he mounted Gounod s first opera Sapho as a favor to Viardot who sang the title role 10 In 1852 he produced Halevy s 5 act grand opera Le Juif errant which was well received by many critics and achieved a total of 49 performances 11 but also resulted in the publication of a defense and critique of the opera in the form of a letter by Roqueplan to Constitutionnel and a critique by Jules Janin from the Journal des Debats 12 Overall Roqueplan s management of the Opera was considered disastrous and he was forced out of his position as director but the financial problems at the Opera failed to damage his personal fortune and he was well paid for his service 13 About this time he published two books the first in 1853 about life in Paris titled Regain La vie parisienne 14 and the second in 1855 consisting of theatre gossip called Coulisses de l Opera 15 Opera Comique editOn 20 November 1857 Roqueplan succeeded Emile Perrin as director of the Opera Comique and held the position until 19 June 1860 when he was replaced by Alfred Beaumont 16 The first new work to be presented under Roqueplan was Ambroise Thomas s 3 act Le carnaval de Venise on 9 December 17 At the beginning of 1859 Roqueplan brought suit against Le Figaro for harassment regarding his directorship According to The Literary Gazette of London the Figaro had described Roqueplan as a species of Pasha lolling upon a couch smoking a cigar and desirous only of escaping from all the details of his administration 13 Not long thereafter came the triumphant premiere of Meyerbeer s Le pardon de Ploermel but despite its success his financial difficulties increased Eventually the constant money problems caused him to retire from opera management 18 Later life editHe wrote as a columnist for Constitutionnel and in 1868 published two booklets drawn from obituaries he had written for that journal one about Rossini 19 and another about Baron James de Rothschild 20 The same year he also published a book of literary sketches of Paris as Parisine 21 Roqueplan remained unmarried and died in Paris See also editSuzanne LagierReferences editNotes Life dates are based on Tamvaco 2000 p 1058 Huebner 1992 p 39 says Roqueplan was born on 14 September 1805 and Larousse 1875 vol 19 p 1376 says he was born in 1804 Roqueplan s place of birth is based on Tamvaco 2000 p 1058 Huebner 1992 p 39 says he was born in Montreal France without specifying the departement Many earlier sources including Larousse 1875 vol 19 p 1376 say he was born in Mallemort Bouches du Rhone Tamvaco 2000 p 1058 Thomas 1908 p 2083 became editor in 1827 Larousse 1867 vol 2 p 864 Bohain Huebner 1992 law Hogg amp Marryat 1873 Anecdote Corner A Hint for Ritualists p 704 Wilde 1888 p 208 Richardson 1969 p 151 Millingen 2004 p 97 Tamvaco 2000 pp 1058 1059 Huebner 1992 dates of directorship Levin 2009 p 382 Gerhard 1998 pp 34 35 Huebner 1992 Fitzlyon 1992 Gounod 1896 pp 176 178 Jordan 1994 pp 155 158 Roqueplan amp Janin 1852 a b The Literary Gazette vol 2 no 34 19 February 1859 p 243 Roqueplan 1853 Roqueplan 1855 Levin 2009 p 386 Forbes 1992 Huebner 1992 Roqueplan 1868c Roqueplan 1868a Roqueplan 1868b Fetis 1880 p 438 list of works by Nestor Roqueplan at WorldCat Sources Fauser Annegret Everist Mark editors 2009 Music Theater and Cultural Transfer Paris 1830 1914 Chicago The University of Chicago Press ISBN 9780226239262 Fetis Francois Joseph Pougin Arthur 1880 Biographie universelle des musiciens supplement vol 2 Paris Didot View at Google Books Fitzlyon April 1992 Viardot nee Garcia Michelle Ferdinande Pauline in Sadie 1992 vol 4 pp 981 982 Forbes Elizabeth 1992 Thomas Charles Louis Ambroise in Sadie 1992 vol 4 pp 726 727 Gerhard Anselm 1998 The Urbanization of Opera Music theatre in Paris in the Nineteenth Century translated from French to English by Mary Whittall Chicago University of Chicago Press ISBN 9780226288574 Gounod Charles 1896 Memoires d un artiste in French Paris Calmann Levy View at Google Books Hogg James Marryat Florence 1883 London Society An Illustrated Magazine vol 43 London View at Google Books Huebner Steven 1992 Roqueplan Nestor in Sadie 1992 vol 4 pp 39 40 Jordan Ruth 1994 Fromental Halevy His Life and Music 1799 1862 London Kahn amp Averill ISBN 9781871082517 Larousse Pierre 1866 1890 Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe siecle 17 volumes Paris Levin Alicia 2009 Appendix A Documentary Overview of Musical Theaters in Paris 1830 1900 in Fauser and Everist 2009 pp 379 402 Millingen J G 2004 The History of Dueling Including Narratives of the Most Remarkable Encounters First Volume ISBN 9781417949694 Partial view at Google Books Richardson Joanna 1969 The Bohemians la vie de Boheme in Paris 1830 1914 London Macmillan ISBN 9780333023303 Roqueplan Nestor Janin Jules 1852 Critique du Juif Errant Paris View at Google Books Roqueplan Nestor 1853 Regain La vie parisienne Paris Librairie nouvelle OCLC 47966456 View 1869 and 1882 editions at Google Books Roqueplan Nestor 1855 Coulisses de l Opera Paris Librairie Nouvelle View at Google Books Roqueplan Nestor 1868a Le Baron James de Rothschild Paris OCLC 504750285 Roqueplan Nestor 1868b Parisine Paris List of editions and formats at WorldCat View at the HathiTrust Roqueplan Nestor 1868c Rossini Paris Dentu OCLC 458187943 Sadie Stanley editor 1992 The New Grove Dictionary of Opera 4 volumes London Macmillan ISBN 9781561592289 Tamvaco Jean Louis 2000 Les Cancans de l Opera Chroniques de l Academie Royale de Musique et du theatre a Paris sous les deux restorations 2 volumes in French Paris CNRS Editions ISBN 9782271056856 Thomas Joseph 1908 Universal pronouncing dictionary of biography and mythology 3rd edition vol 2 Philadelphia J B Lippincott View at Google Books Wilde Oscar editor 1888 The Woman s World vol 1 London Cassell Source Books 1970 reprint ISBN 9780876810781 View at Google Books Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nestor Roqueplan amp oldid 1192732187, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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