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Lysandre, a “jeune premier” in Molière

20 Friday May 2016

Posted by michelinewalker in Ballet, Commedia dell'arte, Molière

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commedia dell'arte, Edmond Geffroy, jeune premier, leading man

 

Lysandre by Edmond Geffroy
Lysandre by Edmond Geffroy

Lysandre, a jeune premier (a leading man) in Molière’s theatre. His name recurs as do other names, such as Clitandre, Valère.

Molière used the stock characters of the commedia dell’arte, but when he was touring the provinces, he sometimes posted a sketch, le canevas, and characters wrote their role. In other words, Molière did not write comedies before he returned to Paris. But he had to publish his Précieuses ridicules so no one else could claim the comedy, a farce, was his or hers.

This is a very short post. My computer cannot access WordPress easily. My new computer should arrive soon. I’m upgrading.

I may publish early posts, the ones that were not read.

If the computer will let me, I will read your posts.

Source

  • Charles Antoine Coypel (portrait of Molière immediately below)
Molière

Molière by Charles Antoine Coypel (Photo credit: FR Wikipedia)

GEORG MATTHIAS MONN (1717-1750)

Concerto for cello, strings and basso continuo in G minor (1. Allegro moderato)

Performed by the Freiburger Barockorchester
Featuring Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello
Conducted by Petra Mullejans

Portraits_oeuvres_de_Moliere_-_693_Les_fourberies_de_Scapin_-_Scapin

Scapin by Edmond Geffroy

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