Théâtre Feydeau

The Théâtre Feydeau is a former theater in Paris, which opened in 1791. It resulted mainly in Italian and French operas and comedies. It was also a place of opera parody and at the end of the 18th century, the so-called Revolution and terror opera.

History

The troupe was founded on January 26, 1789 under the direction of Leonardo Alexis Autier. Initially they played at the Palais des Tuileries, but these had to leave in October because of the revolution and unrest went into the palace of Versailles. 1790 before they could build their own theater, the troops came under in the halls of Saint- Germain.

On January 6, 1791, the theater was opened in the Rue Feydeau. At first it was still called Théâtre de Monsieur, but after the arrest of Louis XVI and his family called it around in Théâtre Français et de la Rue Feydeau Italy, later in the Théâtre Français de la rue Feydeau. The street is named after Claude Henri Feydeau de Marville, who was lieutenant general of police in Paris from 1740 to 1747.

The theater was a place of assembly of the reaction against the revolution. How many theaters in this period it was subsequently closed. When it reopened on April 2, 1792 became one of the most popular theaters in Paris. Luigi Cherubini's opera Medea in 1797 premiered in this theater. From 1798 played here the famous actor Talma.

1829 the building was closed and demolished due to disrepair.

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