Pierre Perrin
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Pierre Perrin was a French poet
and librettist.
Sometimes known as L'Abbé Perrin although he never belonged to the clergy. He founded the Académie Royale de Musique
, which was to eventually become the Opéra de Paris.
He worked with Robert Cambert
, creating with him La Pastorale d'Issy in 1659, and with Jean-Baptiste Boësset
, creating La Mort d'Adonis, in 1662. With Cambert, he also created Pomone
, which inaugurated the opening of the first "salle de l'Opéra" in 1671, of which he had obtained the privilege from King Louis XIV. He also presented there his Les peines et les plasirs de l'amour.
A poor administrator and the victim of dishonest collaborators, Perrin was imprisoned for debts and had to sell his privilege to Jean-Baptiste Lully
. He died in poverty.
His verses are now considered mediocre, but his name remains associated with the birth of opera as an art form in France.
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and librettist.
Sometimes known as L'Abbé Perrin although he never belonged to the clergy. He founded the Académie Royale de Musique
Académie Royale de Musique
The Salle Le Peletier was the home of the Paris Opera from 1821 until the building was destroyed by fire in 1873. The theatre was designed and constructed by the architect François Debret on the site of the former Hôtel de Choiseul...
, which was to eventually become the Opéra de Paris.
He worked with Robert Cambert
Robert Cambert
Robert Cambert was a French composer principally of opera. His opera Pomone was the first actual opera in French.Born in Paris in 1628, he studied music under Chambonnières, His first position was as organist at the church of St. Honor in Paris...
, creating with him La Pastorale d'Issy in 1659, and with Jean-Baptiste Boësset
Jean-Baptiste Boësset
Jean-Baptiste Boësset was a French composer of sacred and secular music, whose notable works include an Ave Regina and several airs de cour...
, creating La Mort d'Adonis, in 1662. With Cambert, he also created Pomone
Pomone (opera)
Pomone is an opera in a prologue and five acts by Robert Cambert with a libretto by Pierre Perrin. It has been described as "effectively the first French opera." It was first performed in Paris at the Jeu de Paume de la Bouteille theatre belonging to Cambert and Perrin's Académie d'Opéra on 3...
, which inaugurated the opening of the first "salle de l'Opéra" in 1671, of which he had obtained the privilege from King Louis XIV. He also presented there his Les peines et les plasirs de l'amour.
A poor administrator and the victim of dishonest collaborators, Perrin was imprisoned for debts and had to sell his privilege to Jean-Baptiste Lully
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Jean-Baptiste de Lully was an Italian-born French composer who spent most of his life working in the court of Louis XIV of France. He is considered the chief master of the French Baroque style. Lully disavowed any Italian influence in French music of the period. He became a French subject in...
. He died in poverty.
His verses are now considered mediocre, but his name remains associated with the birth of opera as an art form in France.
Sources
- Le guide de l'opéra, les indispensables de la musique, R.Mancini & J.J.Rouvereux, (Fayard, 1986), ISBN 2-213-01563