Amédée Artus
Amédée Artus | |
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| Born | Amedée, Urbain, Louis, Henry, Joseph Artus 28 October 1815 |
| Died | 16 March 1892 (aged 76) |
| Occupation | Composer |
Amedée Urbain Louis Henry Joseph Artus (28 October 1815 – 26 March 1892) was a 19th-century French conductor and composer, author of more than eight hundred incidental music pieces.[1]
Born in Perpignan, Amédée Arthur was the son of Joseph Pierre Artus (1791–1864) and Marie Angélique Salvo (1793–1864), both also from Perpignan.[1] His father played the viola, and he was the older brother of Alexandre Artus, also a conductor and composer.[2]
Works
[edit]- 1842: Paris la nuit, drama in 5 acts and 8 scenes by Charles Dupeuty and Eugène Cormon, at Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique (26 June)
- 1843: Un Français en Sibérie, drama in 3 acts by Charles Lafont and Noël Parfait, at Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique (27 July).[3]
- 1843: Les Bohémiens de Paris, drama in 5 acts by Adolphe d'Ennery and Eugène Grangé, at Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique (27 September)
- 1844: Les Amants de Murcie, drama in 5 acts and 6 scenes by Frédéric Soulié, at Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique (9 March)
- 1845: Les Mousquetaires, drama in 5 acts and 12 scenes by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet, at Théâtre de l'Ambigu (27 October)
- 1846: La Closerie des Genêts, drama in 5 acts and 8 scenes by Frédéric Soulié, at Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique (14 October)
- 1847: Le Fils du diable, drama in 5 acts and 12 scenes by Paul Féval and Saint-Yves, at Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique (24 August)
- 1848: Le Morne-au-Diable, drama in 5 acts and 7 scenes by Eugène Sue, directed by Saint-Ernest, at Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique (5 August).[4]
- 1849: Le Pardon de Bretagne, drama in 5 acts and 7 scenes by Marc Fournier, at Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique (13 January)
- 1853: Le Ciel et l'Enfer, féérie mingled with songs and dances, in 5 acts and 20 scenes, by Hippolyte Lucas, Eugène Barré and Victor Hugo, at Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique (23 May).[5]
- 1854: Le Juif de Venise, drama in 5 acts and 7 scenes by Ferdinand Dugué, after Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, at Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique (13 January)
- 1857: Les Chevaliers du brouillard, drama in 5 acts and 10 scenes by Adolphe d'Ennery and Ernest Bourget, at Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin (10 July)
- 1860: Le Juif errant, drama à grand spectacle in 5 acts and 17 scenes, with prologue and epilogue by Arthur Dinaux and Adolphe d'Ennery, after Eugène Sue's novel, at Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique (15 June).[6]
- 1866: La Bergère d'Ivry, drama in 5 acts by Eugène Grangé and Lambert-Thiboust, at Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique (30 June).[7]
- 1868: Le Drame de Faverne, drama in 5 acts and 6 scenes by Théodore Barrière and Léon Beauvallet, at Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique (6 February)
- 1881: Les Mille et Une Nuits, féérie in 3 acts and 31 scenes by Adolphe d'Ennery and Paul Ferrier, at Théâtre du Châtelet (14 December)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Généanet, Amedée Urbain Louis, Henry, Joseph ARTUS
- ^ Généanet, Joseph Pierre ARTUS
- ^ Un Français en Sibérie play printed s.l.n.d., available at Gallica.
- ^ Le Morne-au-Diable undated edition of the play, available at Gallica.
- ^ Le Ciel et l'Enfer play published at Lévy frères, available at Gallica.
- ^ Affiche du spectacle available at Gallica.
- ^ La Bergère d'Ivry printer play s.l.n.d., available at Gallica.
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