Théâtre Louvois

Facade elevation of the theatre in 1821

The Théâtre Louvois or Salle Louvois was a theatre located at what is today 8 rue de Louvois in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. Inaugurated in 1791 and closed in 1825, it was used by the Théâtre-Italien from 20 March 1819 to 8 November 1825.[1] Gioachino Rossini became Director of Music on 1 December 1824.[2]

History

See also

Notes

  1. Wild 1989, pp. 197, 232.
  2. Wild 1989, p. 204.
  3. 1 2 3 Wild 1989, p. 230.
  4. Wild 1989, pp. 39, 230.
  5. 20 March to 12 April 1799 (Wild 1989, p. 287).
  6. 1 August 1799 – 20 April 1801 (Wild 1989, pp. 230, 403–404).
  7. 5 May 1801 – 12 June 1808 (Wild 1989, pp. 230, 287).
  8. Wild 1989, p. 193.
  9. Wild 1989, p. 232.
  10. Wild 1989, p. 232.
  11. Johnson 1992; Wild 1989, p. 232.
  12. De Lasalle, (p. 234).
  13. Wild 1989, p. 299.
  14. Nicole Wild cites Archives nataionales, O3 1620; also a letter of 13 December 1827 from La Ferté to La Rochefoucauld states that the theatre will be sold for demolition (Wild 1989, p. 232).

Bibliography

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Théâtre Louvois.

Coordinates: 48°52′06″N 2°20′14″E / 48.868361°N 2.337218°E / 48.868361; 2.337218

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, May 03, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.