Jean Monnet (director)
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Jean Monnet was a French theatre impresario
and writer.
at age 15. In 1743 he became head of the Opéra-Comique.
Impresario
An impresario is a person who organizes and often finances concerts, plays or operas; analogous to a film producer in filmmaking, television production and an angel investor in business...
and writer.
Life
A baker's son, he was orphaned at age 8 and taken in by his uncle before moving into the service of the duchesse de BerryMarie Louise Elisabeth d'Orléans
Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans, Duchess of Berry , was a member of the House of Orléans who married Charles, Duke of Berry.-Biography:...
at age 15. In 1743 he became head of the Opéra-Comique.
Works
- Supplément au Roman comique, ou Mémoires pour servir à la vie de Jean Monnet, ci-devant Directeur de l'Opéra-Comique à Paris, de l'Opéra de Lyon, & d'une Comédie Françoise à Londres, London, 1772, 2 vol. These were his memoirs, which are very instructive on 18th century theatre life. It was republished by Henri d'Alméras with an introduction and notes in 1908.
- Les Soupers de Daphné et les dortoirs de Lacédémone, novel, Oxford (Paris), 1740
- Le Chirurgien anglais, 'comédie-parade', with Charles ColléCharles ColléCharles Collé was a French dramatist and songwriter.The son of a notary, he was born in Paris. He became interested in the rhymes of Jean Heguanier, the most famous writer of couplets in Paris. From a notary's office, Collé was transferred to that of the receiver-general of finance, where he...
, 1748 - Anthologie françoise, ou Chansons choisies, depuis le 13e siècle jusqu'à présent, Paris, 1765.
External links
- Jean Monnet on CÉSAR