Henri Duponchel
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Henri Duponchel was in turn a French architect, interior designer, costume designer, stage designer, stage director, managing director of the Paris Opera, and a silversmith. He has often been confused
Henri Duponchel
Scene of the "Ballet of the Dead Nuns" in Robert le diable (1831), a co-design of Cicéri and Duponchel
Duponchel's bedchamber at the Opéra's Salle Le Peletier, designed by Jean-Jacques Feuchère (1836)
Portrait of Madame Duponchel, design by Jean-Jacques Feuchère for a miniature setting in precious metal
Hygin-Auguste Cavé
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Hygin-Edmond-Ludovic-Auguste Cavé was a French attorney, journalist, and government official, as well as an occasional playwright and librettist, who often collaborated with Adolphe Dittmer under the
Henri Duponchel
…background. The press coined the term "Duponchellerie" to refer to scenic spectacles that were considered excessive. Duponchel also collaborated with Hygin-Auguste Cavé in writing the libretto of Halévy's 1832 'ballet-opéra' La tentation. Duponchel's official positions at the Opéra had included Inspecteur du matériel…
Hygin-Auguste Cavé (1844 portrait by Ingres)
Mme Cavé, c. 1831–34 (portrait by Ingres)