Théâtre Feydeau
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The Théâtre Feydeau, a former Parisian theatre company, was founded in 1789 with the patronage of Monsieur, Comte de Provence, and was therefore initially named the Théâtre de Monsieur. It began perfo
Salle Feydeau 48°52′11.43″N 2°20′24.20″E / 48.8698417°N 2.3400556°E / 48.8698417; 2.3400556
Architectural drawings of the Salle Feydeau
The Salle Feydeau as the Opéra-Comique (c. 1801–1804)
Pierre Gaveaux
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Pierre Gaveaux was a French operatic tenor and composer, notable for creating the role of Jason in Cherubini's Médée and for composing Léonore, ou L'amour conjugal, the first operatic version of the s
Théâtre Feydeau
…and realistic stagings. The Italian Luigi Cherubini was the house composer, but the French composers Jean-François Le Sueur, François Devienne, and Pierre Gaveaux were also closely associated with the company. In 1801 the Théâtre Feydeau merged with, and took the name of its chief rival, the Opéra-Comique. Except…
Pierre Gaveaux Portrait by Edmé Quenedey after a physionotrace (1821).