Michel-Jean Sedaine

Michel -Jean Sedaine ( born June 2, 1719 Paris, † May 17, 1797 ) was a French dramatist.

Life and work

His father was Jean Sedaine (* 1650 ), a master mason and architect, maître maçon architecte. His mother was the Jeanne Petitpas.Michael -Jean had an older brother and six sisters. Even Michel -Jean Sedaine worked as a bricklayer until he attracted the attention of his employer, a builder, who took him under his students and later even entrusted him with the education of his grandson, the famous later painter Jacques -Louis David. After some minor poetic attempts such as " Epitre à mon habit", which he published in two collections (1752 and 1760 ), he turned to the opera, in that time, in contrast to the strict rules of the classical opera of the 17th century, Italian music, the dramatic musical comedy, came to bear.

From his texts to which François -André Philidor Danican, Pierre- Alexandre Monsigny and André- Ernest- Modeste Grétry wrote the music, are best known:

" Le diable à quatre ", " Le roi et le fermier ", " Rose et Colas ", " Aucassin et Nicolette ", " Richard Coeur de Lion ", " Aline, reine de Golconde ", " Guillaume Tell." Greater importance have his two comedies, which have survived in the repertoire of the Théâtre français, and him a seat in the Académie française ( seat 7 ) enlisted: " Le philosophe sans le savoir " ( 1765 ) and "La gageure imprévue " ( 1768 ). His' oeuvre choisies " were repeatedly issued.

With Denis Diderot, he shared his views on the drama. Both shared a friendship.

Works (selection)

• Plays L' Impromptu de Thalie ou la Lunette de vérité, comedy in one act 1752
• Anacréon Pastorale in an act of 1754
• Le Diable à quatre ou la Double Métamorphose Comic opera in three acts, music by François -André Philidor Danican, for the first time performed at the Théâtre de la foire Foire Saint -Laurent on August 19, 1756 (online)
• Blaise le savetier Comic opera in one act mixed mixed with arias and music by François -André Philidor Danican, premiere at the Foire Saint- Germain on March 9, 1759 Music ( online)
• L' Huître et les Plaideurs ou le Tribunal de la chicane Comic opera in one act, music by François -André Philidor Danican, first premiere in Foire Saint -Laurent on September 17, 1759
• Les Troqueurs Dupes comedy in one act mixed with arias and music by Charles Sodi, listed at the first time in Foire Saint- Germain on March 6, 1760
• Le Jardinier et son seigneur Comic opera in one act, music by François -André Philidor Danican, premiere in Foire Saint- Germain on February 18, 1761
• Les Bons Bons Amis Comperes ou les Comic opera in one act, music by Jean- Benjamin de Laborde (1734-1794), listed at the first time in Foire Saint- Germain on March 5, 1761
• On ne jamais de tout s'avise Comic opera in one act, music by Pierre -Alexandre Monsigny, listed at the first time in Foire Saint -Laurent on September 14, 1761
• Le Roi et le Fermier Comic opera in three acts with music by Pierre -Alexandre Monsigny, to the first time listed in the Théâtre de l' Hôtel de Bourgogne on November 22, 1762nd
• L' Ouvrage du cœur Comic opera in one act first performance at the Théâtre de Nicolet in 1763
• L' Anneau perdu et retrouvé Comic Operin two acts with music by Claude Louis Armand Chardin (1755-1793) and Jean- Benjamin de Laborde, premiere at the Théâtre de l' Hôtel de Bourgogne on August 20, 1764
• Rose et Colas Comic opera in three acts with music by Pierre -Alexandre Monsigny, first performance at the Théâtre de l' Hôtel de Bourgogne on March 8, 1764 (online)
• Le Philosophe sans le savoir comedy in five acts. Premiere at the Théâtre de la rue des Fosses Saint- Germain on December 2, 1765
• Aline, reine de Golconde opera and ballet in three acts with music by Pierre -Alexandre Monsigny, opening night at the Salle des Machines on April 10, 1766 (online)
• Philémon et Baucis Opera in one act with music by Pierre -Alexandre Monsigny, Premiere in Bagnoletbei Louis Philippe I de Bourbon, duc d' Orléans, 1766
• La Gageure imprévue comedy in one act, Erstführung at the Théâtre de la rue des Fosses Saint- Germain on May 27, 1768
• Les Sabots, comic opera in one act ( with Jacques Cazotte ), music by Egidio Romualdo Duni ( 1709-1775 ), premiere at the Théâtre de l' Hôtel de Bourgogne on October 26, 1768
• Le Déserteur opera is based in three acts with music by Pierre -Alexandre Monsigny premiere at the Théâtre de l' Hôtel de Bourgogne on March 6, 1769 a drama by Louis- Sébastien Mercier ( online)
• Thémire Pastorale in one act with music by Egidio Romualdo Duni, Premiere in Fontainebleau on October 20, 1770
• Le Mort marié Komische Oper. In three acts with music by France Scho Bianchi (1752-1810), first performance in 1771 at Metz
• Le Faucon Comic opera in one act with music Pierre -Alexandre Monsigny premiere in Fontainebleau on November 2, 1771
• Le Magnifique comedy in three acts with music by André Grétry, Premiere at Versailles on March 19, 1773
• Ernelinde, Princess of Norway for Lyric tragedy in five acts, with music by François -André Philidor Danican, Premiere at Versailles on December 11, 1773
• Les Femmes vengées ou les Feintes infidélités Comic opera in one act with music by François -André Philidor, premiere in Toulouse, Salle du Capitole 1775
• Félix ou l' enfant trouvé comedy in three acts with music by Pierre -Alexandre Monsigny, Première in Fontainebleau on November 10, 1777
• Aucassin et Nicolette ou Les vieux temps du bon Moeurs Kömödie with individual arias. Premiere at Versailles on December 30, 1779
• Les Journalists comedy in five acts. Premiere Sarskoje Selo in Russia on April 28, 1781
• Maillard ou Paris sauvé tragedy in five acts. Premiere at Marquise de Montesson in January 1782
• Thalie au nouveau théâtre music by André Grétry, premiere at the Théâtre Italy ( Salle Favart ) on April 28, 1783
• Richard Coeur de Lion Comic opera in three acts. Music by André Grétry, premiere Théâtre Italien ( Salle Favart ) on October 21, 1784
• Amphitryon opera in three acts. Music by André Grétry, Premiere at Versailles on March 15, 1786
• Le Comte d' Albert drama in two acts in prose and verse, with music by André Grétry, premiere in Fontainebleau on November 13, 1786
• La Suite du comte d' Albert Comic opera in one act, with music André Grétry, Premier at the Théâtre Italien ( Salle Favart ) on February 8, 1787
• Raoul Barbe- Bleue Comic opera in three acts. Music by André Grétry, premiere March 2, 1789
• Raymond V, comte de Toulouse ou l' inutile Épreuve comedy in five acts, premiere at the Comédie - Française on September 22, 1789
• Guillaume Tell opera in three acts. Music by André Grétry, premiere at the Théâtre Italien ( Salle Favart ) on April 9, 1791
• Pagamin de Monègue Comic opera in one act Music by Pierre -Alexandre Monsigny and Bernardo Porta (1758-1829), premiere at the Théâtre des amis de la patrie in March 1792
• Basile ou à trompeur, trompeur et demi comedy in one act, with music by André Grétry, premiere at the Théâtre Italien ( Salle Favart ) on October 17, 1792
• Albert ou le service Recompense opera in three acts with music by André Grétry, premiere at the Théâtre Italien ( Salle Favart ) on January 9, 1796
• L' Amoureux goutteux Comic opera in one act, with music by Stanislas Champein (1753-1830)
• Alcine, opera in three acts
• Protogène Opera in one act
• La Noce de Nicaise interlude

• Miscellaneous Epitre à mon habit in 1751
• Poésies fugitives in 1752
• Le Vaudeville 1758
• Recueil de poésies 1760
• Bagatelle 1770
• Discours de réception à l' Académie française in 1786