The Politics of Payments: Rameau, Rousseau and the Opéra Inventory, 1749-1757

David Charlton

The Politics of Payments: Rameau, Rousseau and the Opéra Inventory, 1749-1757

Department of Music

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Abstract

A 92-page manuscript in the Paris Opéra library, not hitherto reported, summarises managerial decisions between 1749 and 1757. The dossiers it refers to are no longer extant; the Opéra had been directed from an office in the City Hall. It reveals extra-generous payments made to Rameau, to repair earlier rifts, but less generous treatment for Rousseau. The latter's account of his rift with the Opéra in 'Les Confessions' is shown to be ambiguous, but financially accurate. Other areas of report include money for training young musicians, the hiring of managers, and charitable payments to the former director, Tréfontaine.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	French Renaissance Music and Beyond.
Subtitle of host publication	Studies in Memory of Frank Dobbins
Editors	Marie-Alexis Colin
Place of Publication	Turnhout
Publisher	Brepols
Pages	83-99
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Print)	978-2-503-57960-3
Publication status	Published - 12 Dec 2018

Publication series

Name	Epitome musical
Publisher	Brepols

Keywords

Rameau, Rousseau, Paris Opéra

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