Beaumarchais, Pierre-Augustin Caron de
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Beaumarchais, Pierre-Augustin Caron de (
b Paris, 1732;
d Paris, 1799). Fr. playwright and musician. An accomplished flautist and harpist, his mus. fame rests, however, on his authorship of the plays
Le Barbier de Séville (1772, perf. 1775) and its sequels
La Folle Journée, ou Le Mariage de Figaro (1781, perf. 1784), and
La Mère Coupable (perf. 1792). The first play was originally intended as a comic opera, with mus. by Beaumarchais adapted from Sp. airs. Librettist of
Tarare, opera in 5 acts by Salieri (1787).
The Barber of Seville was set as an opera by Paisiello (1782) and Rossini (1816) and also by F. L. Benda (1776) and Isouard (
c.1796),
The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart (1786), and
La Mère Coupable by Milhaud (1964–5). Appears as character in Corigliano's
The Ghosts of Versailles.
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Beaumarchais, Pierre-Augustin Caron de, and Amelie Houret de La Morinaie: Lettres erotiques.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Biography; 6/22/2007; ; 552 words
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Beaumarchais, Pierre-Agustin, Caron De.(Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais. Tome II. Le citoyen d'Amerique 1775-1784)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Biography; 6/22/2003; ; 400 words
; Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais. Tome II. Le citoyen d'Amerique 1775-1784. Maurice Lever...Society of Playwrights aiming at ensuring authors' rights), Beaumarchais is, in Maurice Lever's own words "the biographer's nightmare...
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Beaumarchais.(Books)(Book review)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 6/4/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...Bennetts Ask the question, a*Who was Beaumarchais?a* and it's likely that opera buffs...the basis for Rossini's opera. But Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, the subject of Beaumarchais, a new biography by French scholar...
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'Scoundrel' is a ripping good show; "Beaumarchais, the Scoundrel." Not Rated. In French with subtitles. At Kendall Square Cinema. 3 Stars.
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 11/26/1997; ; 543 words
; ...usually goes out. But "Beaumarchais, the Scoundrel" is a refreshing...French films, makes "Beaumarchais" a doubly unexpected pleasure...social activist and bon vivant Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (Fabrice Luchini) by witty...
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Beaumarchais.
Magazine article from: National Review; 12/8/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...Uncomprehending reviews may have harmed Beaumarchais, Edouard Molino's charming...civilized entertainment. Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (1732 - 99) started out...purchased, and the very name "Beaumarchais" was a fabrication. Not...
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`Beaumarchais' turns dramatist into a clown.(Metropolitan Times)(Arts & Entertainment)(Movies)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 11/28/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...BeaumarchaisL'Insolent" ("Beaumarchais, the Scoundrel") fails...political lore while celebrating Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, a dramatist who thrived...of favor with Louis XV, Beaumarchais combined watchmaking and...
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Going out: Beaumarchais: his true story
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 8/25/1996; ; 379 words
; ...Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro, Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais seemed less keen on writing than social climbing...Chabert) and Sandrine Kiberlain (above). Beaumarchais (15) has everything you could ask of a historical...
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The man who created Figaro.(COMMENTARY)(BOOK REVIEW)(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times (Washington, DC); 8/6/2009; 700+ words
; ...that consummate Frenchman, Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, by the late French scholar...that sometime-playwright Beaumarchais (he adopted the name from...his material episodically. Beaumarchais was born in 1732, the sole...
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OUT & ABOUT.(Washington Weekend)(Out & About)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 2/3/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...company, so no wonder it's called a comedy of mistaken identities. "Figaro" is the comic adaptation of Pierre-Augustin Caron Beaumarchais' "The Marriage of Figaro," performed by Classika Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday...
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The marriage of Figaro. (Circle in the Square, New York)
Magazine article from: The New Leader; 10/21/1985; ; 700+ words
; ...avant-garde version of Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais' Le Mariage de Figaro...first of his three wives, Beaumarchais possessed multiple talents...some of their privileges, Beaumarchais despised the nobility and...
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Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais , 1732-99, French dramatist...and foibles of the upper class. Beaumarchais was a famous litigant, and the...cases were witty and effective. Beaumarchais's employment as a secret agent...
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Beaumarchais, Pierre-Augustin-Caron de
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
Beaumarchais, Pierre-Augustin-Caron de (1732–99), French...it presaged, and which forced Beaumarchais himself into temporary exile...whole. These two plays sum up Beaumarchais's whole life and character...
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Beaumarchais, Pierre-Augustin Caron de
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Beaumarchais, Pierre-Augustin Caron de ( b Paris, 1732; d Paris, 1799). Fr. playwright and...play was originally intended as a comic opera, with mus. by Beaumarchais adapted from Sp. airs. Librettist of Tarare , opera in 5 acts...
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Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de (1732–99) French dramatist. Beaumarchais' principal plays were the related court satires, The Barber...
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Deane, Silas (1737-1789)
Book article from: American Eras
...independence. Deane did all these, with great success. Working with French playwright and political activist Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (author of The Marriage of Figaro, first performed in 1784), Deane sent eight ships loaded with military...
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