Louis-Luc Loiseau de Persuis (4 July 1769 â€" 20 December 1819) was a
French violinist, conductor, choirmaster, teacher, composer, and
theatre director.After commencing his studies of music in his hometown
of Metz, Persuis moved to Paris in 1787, and entered the orchestra of
the Opéra in 1793. His entire career was within this institution; he
became choirmaster in 1803, then conductor in 1810, replacing
Jean-Baptiste Rey. He simultaneously worked in administrative rôles,
as manager, musical inspector-general (1816), stage manager (1817),
then chief director from 3 September 1817 until 13 November 1819, on
which date illness forced him to resign.Persuis composed ballets,
operas, and opéras comiques. His greatest success was Le triomphe de
Trajan (1807), written in collaboration with Le Sueur. From 1810 to
1815, Persuis was the most performed composer at the Opéra, with 157
performances, largely due to Trajan. His opéras comiques found favour
at the Théâtre Favart. He also adapted others' works, for example
the oratorio Les Croisés (Die Befreyung von Jerusalem, 1813) by
Maximilian Stadler.Persuis taught singing at the Conservatoire de
Paris until 1802. His name was proposed for a singing school at the
Opéra, but the school was not established, although he continued to
teach choristers informally.
French violinist, conductor, choirmaster, teacher, composer, and
theatre director.After commencing his studies of music in his hometown
of Metz, Persuis moved to Paris in 1787, and entered the orchestra of
the Opéra in 1793. His entire career was within this institution; he
became choirmaster in 1803, then conductor in 1810, replacing
Jean-Baptiste Rey. He simultaneously worked in administrative rôles,
as manager, musical inspector-general (1816), stage manager (1817),
then chief director from 3 September 1817 until 13 November 1819, on
which date illness forced him to resign.Persuis composed ballets,
operas, and opéras comiques. His greatest success was Le triomphe de
Trajan (1807), written in collaboration with Le Sueur. From 1810 to
1815, Persuis was the most performed composer at the Opéra, with 157
performances, largely due to Trajan. His opéras comiques found favour
at the Théâtre Favart. He also adapted others' works, for example
the oratorio Les Croisés (Die Befreyung von Jerusalem, 1813) by
Maximilian Stadler.Persuis taught singing at the Conservatoire de
Paris until 1802. His name was proposed for a singing school at the
Opéra, but the school was not established, although he continued to
teach choristers informally.
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