1791–1794: building by Francescal on plans by Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart; inauguration on 16 August; known as the Théâtre de Louvois or Théâtre de la rue de Louvois up to January 1794, under the direction of Michel-André Delomel[3]
1794–1796: known as the Théâtre des Amis de la Patrie from 13 January 1794 to December 1796[4]
1796: direction Mlle Raucourt, as the Théâtre Français de la rue de Louvois' from 25 December 1796 to 10 September 1797[3]
1798: direction César Ribié, as the Théâtre d'Émulation from 17 April to 31 December[3]
1799–1801: known as the Théâtre des Troubadours from 1 August 1799 – 20 April 1801[6]
1801–1808: used again from 5 May 1801 – 12 June 1808 by the players of the Théâtre de l'Odéon[7] under Picard, then Alexandre Duval
1804: becomes known as the Théâtre de l'Impératrice until June 1808, when the players returned to the new Odéon, taking the name with them[8]
1807: acquired in December by the state for use by the Paris Opéra as rehearsal space and for concerts, including some by the Concerts Spirituels[9]
1808: closed by order of Napoléon, it then served as a storage room for the Opéra, at that time performing in the Théâtre des Arts located just across the rue de Louvois from the Salle Louvois; communication between the two buildings was via an iron bridge over the rue de Louvois
1811–1812: an annex was constructed for the storage of scenery[9]
1820: after the closing of the Salle Favart, the theatre was used for two performances[11] as an opera house by the Opéra, while the company was awaiting the completion of the Salle Le Peletier[12]
1825: closing of the theatre
1827: order issued to remove all stored scenery for the sale of the theatre[13]
^Nicole Wild cites Archives nationales, O3 1620; also a letter of 13 December 1827 from La Ferté to La Rochefoucauld states that the theatre will be sold for demolition (Wild 1989, p. 232).
Bibliographyedit
Donnet, Alexis; Orgiazzi, J. (1821). Architectonographie des théâtres de Paris, plates volume, plate 12. Paris: Didot l'ainé. Scanned by Google Books. Credit: Princeton University Library.
Lasalle, Albert de (1875). Les Treize Salles de l'Opéra, librairie Sartorius, 1875 (chapter X: Salle Favart (1820), p. 234)
Wild, Nicole (1989). Dictionnaire des théâtres parisiens au XIXe siècle: les théâtres et la musique. Paris: Aux Amateurs de livres. ISBN9780828825863, ISBN9782905053800 (paperback). View formats and editions at WorldCat.
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théâtre, louvois, salle, louvois, theatre, located, what, today, louvois, arrondissement, paris, inaugurated, 1791, closed, 1825, used, théâtre, italien, from, march, 1819, november, 1825, gioachino, rossini, became, director, music, december, 1824, facade, el. The Theatre Louvois or Salle Louvois was a theatre located at what is today 8 rue de Louvois in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris Inaugurated in 1791 and closed in 1825 it was used by the Theatre Italien from 20 March 1819 to 8 November 1825 1 Gioachino Rossini became Director of Music on 1 December 1824 2 Facade elevation of the theatre in 1821 Contents 1 History 2 Architectural drawings of 1821 3 See also 4 Notes 5 BibliographyHistory edit1791 1794 building by Francescal on plans by Alexandre Theodore Brongniart inauguration on 16 August known as the Theatre de Louvois or Theatre de la rue de Louvois up to January 1794 under the direction of Michel Andre Delomel 3 1794 1796 known as the Theatre des Amis de la Patrie from 13 January 1794 to December 1796 4 1796 direction Mlle Raucourt as the Theatre Francais de la rue de Louvois from 25 December 1796 to 10 September 1797 3 1798 direction Cesar Ribie as the Theatre d Emulation from 17 April to 31 December 3 1799 used by the players of the Theatre de l Odeon from 20 March to 12 April 5 under the direction Louis Benoit Picard 1799 1801 known as the Theatre des Troubadours from 1 August 1799 20 April 1801 6 1801 1808 used again from 5 May 1801 12 June 1808 by the players of the Theatre de l Odeon 7 under Picard then Alexandre Duval 1804 becomes known as the Theatre de l Imperatrice until June 1808 when the players returned to the new Odeon taking the name with them 8 1807 acquired in December by the state for use by the Paris Opera as rehearsal space and for concerts including some by the Concerts Spirituels 9 1808 closed by order of Napoleon it then served as a storage room for the Opera at that time performing in the Theatre des Arts located just across the rue de Louvois from the Salle Louvois communication between the two buildings was via an iron bridge over the rue de Louvois 1811 1812 an annex was constructed for the storage of scenery 9 1819 1825 primary venue of the Theatre Italien 10 1820 after the closing of the Salle Favart the theatre was used for two performances 11 as an opera house by the Opera while the company was awaiting the completion of the Salle Le Peletier 12 1825 closing of the theatre 1827 order issued to remove all stored scenery for the sale of the theatre 13 1899 demolition citation needed Architectural drawings of 1821 edit nbsp View of the auditorium nbsp Transverse section nbsp PlanSee also editList of former or demolished entertainment venues in ParisNotes edit Wild 1989 p 197 232 Wild 1989 p 204 a b c Wild 1989 p 230 Wild 1989 p 39 230 1799 Wild 1989 p 287 Wild 1989 p 230 403 404 Wild 1989 pp 230 287 Wild 1989 p 193 a b Wild 1989 p 232 Johnson 1992 Wild 1989 p 232 De Lasalle p 234 Wild 1989 p 299 Nicole Wild cites Archives nationales O3 1620 also a letter of 13 December 1827 from La Ferte to La Rochefoucauld states that the theatre will be sold for demolition Wild 1989 p 232 Bibliography editDonnet Alexis Orgiazzi J 1821 Architectonographie des theatres de Paris plates volume plate 12 Paris Didot l aine Scanned by Google Books Credit Princeton University Library Hillairet Jacques 1985 Dictionnaire historique des rues de Paris vol 2 8th edition Les Editions de minuit 1985 ISBN 2 7073 1054 9 Johnson Janet 1992 Paris 4 1789 1870 v Theatre Italien vol 3 p 870 871 in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera edited by Stanley Sadie New York Grove ISBN 9781561592289 Also at Oxford Music Online subscription required Lasalle Albert de 1875 Les Treize Salles de l Opera librairie Sartorius 1875 chapter X Salle Favart 1820 p 234 Wild Nicole 1989 Dictionnaire des theatres parisiens au XIXe siecle les theatres et la musique Paris Aux Amateurs de livres ISBN 9780828825863 ISBN 9782905053800 paperback View formats and editions at WorldCat nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Theatre Louvois 48 52 06 N 2 20 14 E 48 868361 N 2 337218 E 48 868361 2 337218 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Theatre Louvois amp oldid 1144268732, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
