Lesueur, Jean-Francois. (1760-1837). Autograph Letter to Alexis Dupont. From the important French composer and writer on music, to tenor, Alexis Dupont (1796-1874). A remarkable contractual agreement penned by Lesueur in his capacity as Superintendant de la Musique du Roi, giving direction to Dupont that, beginning today, as a musician of the chapel of the King, he will be required to present himself at every musical service of S.M. (Sa Majeste). He outlines the terms of the regular Saturday rehearsals and of the Sunday services.
One of the most prominent French musicians during the Revolution, the Empire and the Restoration, Lesueur was musical director at Notre-Dame de Paris and one of the first professors at the Paris Conservatoire. Later, he succeeded Paisiello as Maestro di cappella to Napoleon and composed a mass and a Te Deum for his coronation. At the Conservatoire, among his many pupils were Hector Berlioz, Ambroise Thomas, and Charles Gounod.
The addressee of the letter, tenor Alexis Dupont, was one of the great stars of the Opéra-Comique from 1821-1840. Auber wrote the role of Alphonse in "La Muette de Portici" for him, and he created roles in Rossini's "Guillaume Tell" and Halévy's "La Juive."
One of the most prominent French musicians during the Revolution, the Empire and the Restoration, Lesueur was musical director at Notre-Dame de Paris and one of the first professors at the Paris Conservatoire. Later, he succeeded Paisiello as Maestro di cappella to Napoleon and composed a mass and a Te Deum for his coronation. At the Conservatoire, among his many pupils were Hector Berlioz, Ambroise Thomas, and Charles Gounod.
The addressee of the letter, tenor Alexis Dupont, was one of the great stars of the Opéra-Comique from 1821-1840. Auber wrote the role of Alphonse in "La Muette de Portici" for him, and he created roles in Rossini's "Guillaume Tell" and Halévy's "La Juive."
Lesueur, Jean-Francois. (1760-1837). Autograph Letter to Alexis Dupont. From the important French composer and writer on music, to tenor, Alexis Dupont (1796-1874). A remarkable contractual agreement penned by Lesueur in his capacity as Superintendant de la Musique du Roi, giving direction to Dupont that, beginning today, as a musician of the chapel of the King, he will be required to present himself at every musical service of S.M. (Sa Majeste). He outlines the terms of the regular Saturday rehearsals and of the Sunday services.
One of the most prominent French musicians during the Revolution, the Empire and the Restoration, Lesueur was musical director at Notre-Dame de Paris and one of the first professors at the Paris Conservatoire. Later, he succeeded Paisiello as Maestro di cappella to Napoleon and composed a mass and a Te Deum for his coronation. At the Conservatoire, among his many pupils were Hector Berlioz, Ambroise Thomas, and Charles Gounod.
The addressee of the letter, tenor Alexis Dupont, was one of the great stars of the Opéra-Comique from 1821-1840. Auber wrote the role of Alphonse in "La Muette de Portici" for him, and he created roles in Rossini's "Guillaume Tell" and Halévy's "La Juive."
One of the most prominent French musicians during the Revolution, the Empire and the Restoration, Lesueur was musical director at Notre-Dame de Paris and one of the first professors at the Paris Conservatoire. Later, he succeeded Paisiello as Maestro di cappella to Napoleon and composed a mass and a Te Deum for his coronation. At the Conservatoire, among his many pupils were Hector Berlioz, Ambroise Thomas, and Charles Gounod.
The addressee of the letter, tenor Alexis Dupont, was one of the great stars of the Opéra-Comique from 1821-1840. Auber wrote the role of Alphonse in "La Muette de Portici" for him, and he created roles in Rossini's "Guillaume Tell" and Halévy's "La Juive."