Antoine Danchet

Antoine Danchet (7 September 1671 – 21 February 1748) was a French playwright, librettist and dramatic poet.

Biography

Danchet was born in

, Danchet gave up teaching to write for the theatre. He wrote some opera libretti which, set to music by André Campra, met with success. By contrast, his tragedies, mediocre imitations of Racine, almost all failed. He died in Paris.

An associate member of the

wrote an epigram about him stating that his membership was more for his good deeds than his writing.[1]

He died in Paris. His works, published in 1751 include, in addition to dramatic works, odes, cantatas, and letters.

Principal works

• Hésione (1700) ;
• Tancrède (1702) ;
• Cyrus (1706) ;
• Les Tyndarides (1708) ;
• Les fêtes vénitiennes (1710) ;
• Les Héraclides (1719) ;
• Nitétis (1724).

References

External links

• Antoine Danchet on
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