Jean-Étienne Despréaux
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Jean-Étienne Despréaux was a French ballet dancer, choreographer, composer, singer and playwright.
He was an author of several opera parodies, appreciated by king Louis XV of France
, including Berlingue (1777) based on Philidor
's Ernelinde, princesse de Norvège
.
He retired in 1781 with pension
of 1,000 livre
s. In 1789 he married Marie-Madeleine Guimard, a French ballerina
.
He was an author of several opera parodies, appreciated by king Louis XV of France
Louis XV of France
Louis XV was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death. He succeeded his great-grandfather at the age of five, his first cousin Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, served as Regent of the kingdom until Louis's majority in 1723...
, including Berlingue (1777) based on Philidor
François-André Danican Philidor
François-André Danican Philidor , often referred to as André Danican Philidor during his lifetime, was a French composer and chess player. He contributed to the early development of the opéra comique...
's Ernelinde, princesse de Norvège
Ernelinde, princesse de Norvège
Ernelinde, princesse de Norvège is a three-act operatic tragédie lyrique, by the French composer François-André Danican Philidor...
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He retired in 1781 with pension
Pension
In general, a pension is an arrangement to provide people with an income when they are no longer earning a regular income from employment. Pensions should not be confused with severance pay; the former is paid in regular installments, while the latter is paid in one lump sum.The terms retirement...
of 1,000 livre
Livré
Livré-la-Touche is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. Prior to October 6, 2008, it was known as Livré....
s. In 1789 he married Marie-Madeleine Guimard, a French ballerina
Ballerina
A ballerina is a title used to describe a principal female professional ballet dancer in a large company; the male equivalent to this title is danseur or ballerino...
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