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[[Image:Alfred Bruneau.jpg|thumb|200px|Alfred Bruneau, {{circa|1895}}, Bibliothèque nationale de France.]]
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'''Louis Charles Bonaventure Alfred Bruneau''' (3 March 1857 – 15 June 1934) was a French [[composer]] who played a key role in the introduction of [[Realism (dramatic arts)|realism]] in French [[opera]].
'''Louis Charles Bonaventure Alfred Bruneau''' (3 March 1857 – 15 June 1934) was a French [[composer]] who played a key role in the introduction of [[Realism (dramatic arts)|realism]] in French [[opera]].


==Life==
==Life==
Born in Paris, Bruneau studied the [[cello]] as a youth at the [[Paris Conservatory]] and played in the Pasdeloup orchestra. He soon began to compose, writing a [[cantata]], ''Geneviève de Paris'', while still a young man. In 1884, his ''Ouverture heroique'' was performed, followed by the choral symphonies ''[[Léda]]'' (1884) and ''[[La Belle au bois dormant]]'' (1886). In 1887, he produced his first opera, ''Kérim''.<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Bruneau, Alfred|volume=4|page=681}}</ref>
Born in Paris, Bruneau studied the [[cello]] as a youth at the [[Paris Conservatory]] and played in the [[Pasdeloup Orchestra]]. He soon began to compose, writing a [[cantata]], ''Geneviève de Paris'', while still a young man. In 1884, his ''Ouverture héroïque'' was performed, followed by the choral symphonies ''[[Léda]]'' (1884) and ''[[La Belle au bois dormant]]'' (1886). In 1887, he produced his first opera, ''Kérim''.<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Bruneau, Alfred|volume=4|page=681}}</ref>


The following year, Bruneau met [[Émile Zola]], launching a collaboration between the two men that would last for two decades. Bruneau's 1891 opera ''[[Le Rêve (opera)|Le Rêve]]'' was based on the Zola [[Le Rêve (novel)|story]] of the same name, and in the coming years Zola would provide the subject matter for many of Bruneau's works, including ''[[L'attaque du moulin]]'' (1893). Zola himself wrote the libretti for the operas ''[[Messidor (opera)|Messidor]]'' (1897) and ''[[L'Ouragan (opera)|L'Ouragan]]'' (1901). Other works influenced by Zola include ''[[L'Enfant roi]]'' (1905), ''[[Naïs Micoulin]]'' (1907), ''[[Les Quatres journées]]'' (1916), and ''[[Lazare (Bruneau)|Lazare]]'' (produced posthumously in 1954). Other operatic works by Bruneau contained themes by [[Hans Christian Andersen]] (''[[Le Jardin du Paris]]'' in 1923) and [[Victor Hugo]] (''[[Angelo, tyran de Padoue]]'' in 1928). Bruneau's orchestral works show the influence of [[Richard Wagner|Wagner]]. His other works include his ''Requiem'' (1888) and two collections of songs, ''Lieds de France'' and ''Chansons à danser''.<ref name="EB1911"/>
The following year, Bruneau met [[Émile Zola]], launching a collaboration between the two men that would last for two decades. Bruneau's 1891 opera ''[[Le Rêve (opera)|Le Rêve]]'' was based on the Zola [[Le Rêve (novel)|story]] of the same name, and in the coming years Zola would provide the subject matter for many of Bruneau's works, including ''[[L'attaque du moulin]]'' (1893). Zola himself wrote the libretti for the operas ''[[Messidor (opera)|Messidor]]'' (1897) and ''[[L'Ouragan (opera)|L'Ouragan]]'' (1901). Other works influenced by Zola include ''[[L'Enfant roi]]'' (1905), ''[[Naïs Micoulin]]'' (1907), ''[[Les Quatres journées]]'' (1916), and ''[[Lazare (Bruneau)|Lazare]]'' (produced posthumously in 1954). Other operatic works by Bruneau contained themes by [[Hans Christian Andersen]] (''[[Le Jardin du Paris]]'' in 1923) and [[Victor Hugo]] (''[[Angelo, tyran de Padoue]]'' in 1928). Bruneau's orchestral works show the influence of [[Richard Wagner|Wagner]]. His other works include his ''Requiem'' (1888) and two collections of songs, ''Lieds de France'' and ''Chansons à danser''.<ref name="EB1911"/>
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Latest revision as of 06:30, 6 November 2024

Alfred Bruneau, c. 1895, Bibliothèque nationale de France.

Louis Charles Bonaventure Alfred Bruneau (3 March 1857 – 15 June 1934) was a French composer who played a key role in the introduction of realism in French opera.

Life

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Born in Paris, Bruneau studied the cello as a youth at the Paris Conservatory and played in the Pasdeloup Orchestra. He soon began to compose, writing a cantata, Geneviève de Paris, while still a young man. In 1884, his Ouverture héroïque was performed, followed by the choral symphonies Léda (1884) and La Belle au bois dormant (1886). In 1887, he produced his first opera, Kérim.[1]

The following year, Bruneau met Émile Zola, launching a collaboration between the two men that would last for two decades. Bruneau's 1891 opera Le Rêve was based on the Zola story of the same name, and in the coming years Zola would provide the subject matter for many of Bruneau's works, including L'attaque du moulin (1893). Zola himself wrote the libretti for the operas Messidor (1897) and L'Ouragan (1901). Other works influenced by Zola include L'Enfant roi (1905), Naïs Micoulin (1907), Les Quatres journées (1916), and Lazare (produced posthumously in 1954). Other operatic works by Bruneau contained themes by Hans Christian Andersen (Le Jardin du Paris in 1923) and Victor Hugo (Angelo, tyran de Padoue in 1928). Bruneau's orchestral works show the influence of Wagner. His other works include his Requiem (1888) and two collections of songs, Lieds de France and Chansons à danser.[1]

Bruneau was decorated with the Legion of Honor in 1895. He died in Paris.[1]

Bibliography

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  • Arthur Hervey: Alfred Bruneau (London, 1907)
  • James Ross: '"Messidor": Republican Patriotism and the French Revolutionary Tradition in Third Republic Opera'; in: Barbara Kelly (ed.): 'French Music, Culture and National Identity, 1870-1939' (Rochester, N.Y., 2008), pp. 112–130; ISBN 978-1-58046-272-3
  • Steven Huebner: "Alfred Bruneau and Émile Zola" and "L'Attaque du moulin", in: French Opera at the Fin de Siècle (Oxford, 1999), pp. 395–425; ISBN 0-19-816280-4
  • Manfred Kelkel: Naturalisme, Vérisme et Réalisme dans l'opéra (Paris, 1984); ISBN 2-7116-4253-4
  • Viking Opera Guide, ed. Holden (1993)

References

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  1. ^ a b c  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bruneau, Alfred". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 681.
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