Sedaine, 1719-1797
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Name (Latin)
Sedaine, 1719-1797
Other forms of name
Sedaine, Jean-Michel, 1719-1797
Sedaine, M., 1719-1797
Seden', 1719-1797
Sedaine, Michel, 1719-1797
Sedaine, Michel Jean, 1719-1797
S., M., 1719-1797
M. S., 1719-1797
Date of birth
1719-06-02
Date of death
1797-05-17
Place of birth
Paris (France)
Place of death
Paris (France)
Associated country
France
Field of activity
Opéra comique
Occupation
Librettists
Dramatists
Poets
Stonemasons
Architects
Gender
male
Sources of Information
- His Le déserteur ... 1770.
- His Le magnifique, 1773:t.p. (M. Sedaine) [Info from InU]
- Bib. nat.(Sedaine, Michel-Jean)
- Cioranescu (Sedaine, Michel-Jean, b. 6/2/1719, d. 5/17/1797; membre de l'Académie française)
- nuc90-46890: His Blaise, le savetier [MI] 1769(hdg. on GmC rept.: Sedaine, 1719-1797; usage: M.S.)
- Grétry, André-Ernest-Modeste. Le magnifique, p2012:container (Michel-Jean Sedaine) insert (Jean-Michel Sedaine; born June 2, 1719, in Paris; died May 17, 1797, Paris; stone-mason, architect, poet, dramatist, and opera librettist)
- Grove music online, October 21, 2013(Sedaine, Michel-Jean; born June 2, 1719, Paris; died May 17, 1797, Paris; French librettist and playwright; probably the most important and influential librettist of opéra comique in the later 18th century)
Wikipedia description:
Michel-Jean Sedaine (2 June 1719 – 17 May 1797) was a French dramatist and librettist, especially noted for his librettos for opéras comiques, in which he took an important and influential role in the advancement of the genre from the period of Charles-Simon Favart to the beginning of the Revolution.
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