Adolphe de Leuven
| Adolphe de Leuven | |
|---|---|
 Le Joaillier de Saint-James at the l'Opéra-Comique, L'Illustration, 17 February 1862 | |
| Born |
30 September 1802 [Paris]] |
| Died |
14 April 1884 (aged 81) Marly-le-Roi |
| Occupation | Librettist, writer, dramatist |
Adolphe de Leuven (30 Septembre 1802 – 14 April 1884) was a French theatre director and a librettist. Also known as Grenvallet, and Count Adolph Ribbing.[1]
He was the son of Adolph Ribbing, who was involved in the assassination of Gustav III of Sweden in 1792. He took his name as a variation of that of his paternal grandmother, Eva Löwen.[2]
He produced over 170 plays and librettos, with operatic settings by Adam including Le postillon de Lonjumeau, Clapisson and Thomas.[3]
He was associated with the Opéra-Comique for fifty years and was co-director (with Camille du Locle) from 1862-1874. He resigned in protest at the on-stage murder in Carmen.[4]
References
- ↑ His father was one of the conspirators against Gustav III of Sweden, who appears in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera (as Samuel/Count Ribbing). From Dean W. Carmen’s place in history. Booklet to Decca recording of Carmen conducted by Solti, 1976.
- ↑ Carlquist, Gunnar, red (1937). Svensk uppslagsbok. Bd 17. Malmö: Svensk Uppslagsbok AB. Sid. 57
- ↑ Wright L A. Adolphe de Leuven in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera ed Sadie S. London & New York, Macmillan, 1997.
- ↑ Dean, op cit.
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 7/1/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.