Service du grand chambellan : Memoire de peintures de decorations faites pour la Théâtre de la cour, d'après les dessins de M. Isabey ... par Ciceri, peintre des Théâtre de la cour, et du Grand Opéra : manuscript, 1813 Jan. 10.

Napoléon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821

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Napoleon Bonaparte was a general of the French Revolution (1789-1799); the ruler of France as First Consul of the French Republic from November 11, 1799, to May 18, 1804; Emperor of the French and King of Italy under the name Napoleon I from May 18,1804, to April 6,1814; and briefly restored as Emperor from March 20 to June 22, 1815. He conquered much of Europe but lost two-thirds of his army in a disastrous invasion of Russia in 1812. After his final loss to Britain and Prussia at the Battle of...

Päer, Ferdinando, 1771-1839

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From the opera first performed Vienna, 18 December 1800. German version: Der lustige Schuster.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Overture to the opera Der lustige Schuster / F. Baer [sic]. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 53081483 Italian composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Paris, 4 February 1835, to M. [Edouard] Robert at the Théâtre des Italiens, 1835 Feb. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat recor...

Weigl, Joseph, 1766-1846

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Epithet: composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001085.0x000019 Austrian composer and conductor. From the description of Printed letter signed, with an autograph postscript signed, dated : Vienna, 26 October 1809, to Hofgerichts Rath Kirmes in Weimar, 1809 Oct. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270679084 ...

Rondelet, Jean Baptiste, 1734-1829

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The French architect Jean Baptiste Rondelet, a disciple of Soufflot, was one of the organizers of the new Ecole polytechnique, professor at the Ecole des beaux-arts, and member of the Institut de France. He wrote about architecture, including the five-volume Traîté de l'art de bâtir. From the description of Letter to count Charles Claude d'Angiviller, Rome, 1784 Aug. 4. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 82588848 ...

Cimarosa, Domenico, 1749-1801

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From L'olimpiade, libretto by Metastasio; first performed in Vicenza for the inauguration of the Eretenio Theatre, 10 July 1784. Cf. New Grove. From the description of Aria nel Sig'r Cimarosa : Se cerca se dice : manuscript, [between 1784 and 1815] (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 259948545 Italian composer. From the description of Questo soave affetto che voi chiamate amore. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270562313 From the description of Messa...

Molinos, Jacques, 1743-1831

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Château de Versailles (Versailles, France)

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Isabey, Jean-Baptiste, 1767-1855

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French painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Paris, to an unidentified Duke, 1819 Nov. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269533935 ...

Bichet, Marc 1932-....

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Château de Saint-Cloud (Saint-Cloud, France)

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John Milton and Ruth Neils Ward Collection (Harvard Theatre Collection)

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France. Maison de l'empereur et roi.

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In 1813, Isabey was the dessinateur de Cabinet et des Theatres de la Cour, Ciceri was a scene painter, Bichet was the Inspector of theatres of the court, Paër was the Director of theatres of the court, and Molinos and Rondelet were on the Comité consultatif des batiments de la Couronne. From the description of Service du grand chambellan : Memoire de peintures de decorations faites pour la Théâtre de la cour, d'après les dessins de M. Isabey ... par Ciceri, peintre des Théâtre...

Cherubini, Luigi, 1760-1842

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Luigi Cherubini (1760-1842) was an Italian composer and music instructor. He was a child music prodigy who went on to write many popular operas as an adult. He moved to France in 1785, where he continued to live and work, successfully surviving the tumultuous regime changes of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic periods. After the end of the eighteenth century, Cherubini's operatic work was less successful and so he began composing church music. In 1822, he became director of the prestigious Conser...

Berton, H. 1767-1844.

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Cicéri, Pierre-Luc-Charles, 1782-1868

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Pierre-Luc-Charles Cicéri (Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, 17 August 1782 – Saint-Chéron, Essonne, 22 August 1868) was a leading French set designer of his era. He was chief set designer for the Paris Opera from 1810 to 1847, and created the set designs for over 300 ballets and operas in his long career. In addition to his work at the Paris Opera, he designed for many of the leading theaters in Paris, including the Odéon, Palais-Royal, Comédie-Française, Théâtre des Nouveautés and the Théâtre de...

Grétry, André-Ernest-Modeste

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Belgian composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed from Grétry to M. de Croise, Secrétaire du Roy, Paris, 1789 Apr. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122639601 From the description of Autograph note signed from Grétry to unidentified correspondent, Paris, 1809 Dec. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122560768 From the description of Autograph letter signed from Grétry to "Citoyen Ministre, " Paris, c1803. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122510940 ...

Théâtre des Tuileries (Paris, France)

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