THE THEATRE |
The performances organized and played by Madame Pompadour |
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I° theatrical season Les petits Cabinets. Performed at the Mignard Gallery. (17 January 1747 - 18 March 1747) 17 January 1747 "Tartufe" by Moliere 24 January 1747 "Le Préjugé à la mode" by La Chaussée 24 January 1747 "l'Esprit de contradiction" by Dufresney 27 February 1747 "Trois Cousines" by Dancourt 27 February 1747 "Amours déguisé" lyrics by Fuzelier, music by Bourgeois 13 March 1747 "Erigone" by Bruère and Mondonville 18 March 1747 "Prèjugè à la mode" II° theatrical season Le Petits Cabinets. Performed at the Mignard Gallery (20 December 1747 - 30 March 1748) 21 December 1747 "Ismene" lyrics by Moncrif, music by Rebel and Francoeur 21 December 1747 "Le mariage fait et rompu" by Dufresny 30 December 1747 "L'Efant prodigue" by Voltaire 30 December 1747 "Zénéide" by Cahusac 10 January 1748 "Tartufe" by Moliere 10 January 1748 "Ismene" lyrics by Moncrif, music by Rebel and Francoeur 13 January 1748 "Les Dehors trompeur" by Boissy 13 January 1748 "Eglé" lyrics by Laujion, music by Lagarde 5 February 1748 "Méchant" by Gresser 5 February 1748 "L'Oracle" 5 February 1748 "Le pédant" by Dehesse 15 February 1748 "Mariage fait et rompu" 15 February 1748 "Eglé" 26 February 1748 "Dehors trompeurs" di Boissy 26 February 1748 "Almasis" lyrics by Moncrif, music by Royer 27 February 1748 "Almais" 27 February 1748 "Les Amours de Ragonde" 10 March 1748 "Ismene" 16 March 1748 "Mechant" 21 March 1748 "Zeneide" 26 March 1748 "Cléopâtre-Fête greques et romaines" by Fuzelier and Colin de Blamont 26 March1748 "le Pédant" 27 March1748 "Almais" 28 March 1748 "Ballet des Sens" lyrics by Roy, music by Mouret 28 March 1748 "Arigone" III° theatrical season Le Petits Appartements.Performed at the Ambassadors Stairs (27 November 1748 - 22 March 1749) 27 November 1748 "Les Surprise de l'Amour" 3 December 1748 "Philémon et Bucis" 10 December 1748 "Tancrède" lyrics by Danchet, music by Campra 12 December 1748 "Mére coquette" by Quinault 23 December 1748 "Eléments" by Roy and Destouches 9 January 1749 "Philémon et Bucis" 9 January 1749 "Eléments" 15 January1749 "Eléments" 16 January 1749 "Operatéur chinois" 16 January 1749 "Mére coquette" 23 January 1749 "Acis et Galatée" by Campistron and Lulli 23 January 1749 "Phaeton" 10 February 1749 "Acis et Galaté" 13 February 1749: "Jupiter et Europe" lyrics by Fuselier, music by Duport "Saturnales" by Fuselier and Colin de Blamont "Zélie" by Curcy 17 February1749 "Jupiter et Europe" 18 February1749 "Amour de ragonde" 18 February 1749 "Chasseurs et petit vendangeurs" 26 February 1749 "Silvie" lyrics by Laujon, music by Legarde 10 March 1749 "Eléments" 13 March 1749 "Prince de Noisy" lyrics by La Bruére, music by Rebel and Francoeur 19 March 1749 "Prince de Noisy" 22 March 1749 "Prince de Noisy" IV° theatrical season Le Petits Appartements. Performed at the Ambassadors Stairs (26 November 1749 - 27 April 1750) 26 November 1749 "Issé" lyrics by La Mothe, music by Destouches 1 December 1749 "Philosophe marié" by Destouches 16 December 1749 "Issé" 22 December 1749 "Issé" 10 January 1750 "Dehors trompeurs" 10 January 1750 "l'Homme de Jour" 10 January 1750 "Bucherons" 14 January 1750 "Les fêtes de Thètis" lyrics by Roy, music by Colin de Blamont and Bury 22 January 1750 "les Fêtes de Thètis" 28 January 1750 "Prèjugè à la mode" by Chausèe 4 February 1750 "Erigone" 4 February 1750 "Zelie" 10 February 1750 "la Foire Saint Germain" by Dancourt 10 February1750 "Mignonnette" 10 February 1750 "Secret révélé" by Brueys and Palaprat 18 February 1750 "Erigone" 18 February 1750 "Zelie" 25 February 1750 "La Journée galante" a three acts opera - ballet, lyrics by Laujon, choreography by Dehesse, music by Lagarde 28 February 1750 "Alzire" by Voltaire 12 March 1750 "Mechant" 18 April 1750 "Mechant" by Gresset 25 April 1750 "Prince de Noisy" 27 April 1750 "Prince de Noisy" Bellevue Theatre. (15 January 1751 - 6 March 1753) 27 January 1751 "l'Hommede fortune" 27 January 1751 "l'Amour Architecte" 20 February 1751 "Mére coquette" 20 February 1751 "Trois cousines" 11 April 1751 "les Fêtes de Thaile" 11 April 1751 "les Fêtes de Thaile" 6 Maggio 1751 "Zelisca" 6 Maggio 1751 "PrèJugè à la mode" 28 November 1751 "Impromptu de la cour de marbre" 27 April 1752 "Venus et Adonis" lyrics by Collè, music by Mondoville 4 March 1753 "Zelindor" lyrics by Moncrif, music by Rebel and Francoeur 4 March 1753 "Devin de Village" by Jean Jacques Rousseau 6 March 1753 "Zelidor" Three important sites to visit: Théâtres de société: rayonnement du répertoire français entre 1700 et 1799 http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~trott/societe/societe.htm CESAR (Calendrier électronique des spectacles sous l'ancien régime et sous la révolution) http://cesar.org.uk/cesar2/ David Trott Professeur à l'Université de Toronto, Canada http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~trott/ |