Alphonse Royer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Alphonse Royer

French writer

Date of Birth: 10-Sep-1803

Place of Birth: Paris, ĂŽle-de-France, France

Date of Death: 11-Apr-1875

Profession: translator, journalist, librettist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Alphonse Royer

  • Alphonse Royer, (10 September 1803 – 11 April 1875) was a French author, dramatist and theatre manager, most remembered today for having written (with his regular collaborator, Gustave VaĂ«z) the librettos for Gaetano Donizetti's opera La favorite and Giuseppe Verdi's JĂ©rusalem.
  • From 1853 to 1856, he was the director of the OdĂ©on Theatre and from 1856 to 1862 director of the Paris OpĂ©ra, after which he was appointed France's Inspecteur GĂ©nĂ©ral des Beaux-Arts (Inspector General for the Fine Arts).
  • In his later years, he wrote a six volume history of the theatre and a history of the Paris OpĂ©ra.
  • He also translated the theatrical works of the Italian dramatist Carlo Gozzi, as well those of the Spanish writers, Cervantes, Tirso de Molina, and Juan Ruiz de AlarcĂłn.
  • A Chevalier and later Officier of the LĂ©gion d'honneur, Royer died in Paris, the city of his birth, at the age of 71.

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