Joseph-François Duché de Vancy
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Joseph-François Duché de Vancy (29 October 1668, Paris
- 14 December 1704) was a French playwright.
to Spain as his secretary. His talents gained him a pension from Madame de Maintenon, and a commission from her for Vancy and Jean Racine
to compose sacred poems, edifying stories and religious tragedies for the maison de Saint-Cyr (Absalon, Jonalhas, Débora). Vancy also wrote opera librettos modelled on Racine, the best known of which were Céphale et Procris
and Iphigénie en Tauride
(the latter with additions by Antoine Danchet
). He was a member of the Académie des inscriptions.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
- 14 December 1704) was a French playwright.
Life
He was the son of a gentleman in the household of Louis XIV and was himself a valet de chambre du roi. He followed Anne-Jules, 2nd duc de NoaillesAnne-Jules, 2nd duc de Noailles
Anne Jules de Noailles, 2th Duke of Noailles was one of the chief generals of France towards the end of the reign of Louis XIV, and, after raising the regiment of Noailles in 1689, he commanded in Spain during both the War of the Grand Alliance and the War of the Spanish Succession, and was made...
to Spain as his secretary. His talents gained him a pension from Madame de Maintenon, and a commission from her for Vancy and Jean Racine
Jean Racine
Jean Racine , baptismal name Jean-Baptiste Racine , was a French dramatist, one of the "Big Three" of 17th-century France , and one of the most important literary figures in the Western tradition...
to compose sacred poems, edifying stories and religious tragedies for the maison de Saint-Cyr (Absalon, Jonalhas, Débora). Vancy also wrote opera librettos modelled on Racine, the best known of which were Céphale et Procris
Céphale et Procris
Céphale et Procris is an opera by the French composer Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre. It takes the form of a tragédie en musique in five acts with an allegorical prologue. The libretto, by Joseph-François Duché de Vancy, is loosely based on the myth of Cephalus and Procris as told in Ovid's...
and Iphigénie en Tauride
Iphigénie en Tauride (Campra)
Iphigénie en Tauride is an opera by the French composers Henri Desmarets and André Campra. It takes the form of a tragédie en musique in a prologue and five acts. The libretto is by Joseph-François Duché de Vancy with additions by Antoine Danchet...
(the latter with additions by Antoine Danchet
Antoine Danchet
Antoine Danchet was a French playwright, librettist and dramatic poet.-Biography:Danchet was born in Riom, in the Auvergne, France. Having been a professor of rhetoric at Chartres and then a tutor at Paris, Danchet gaveup teaching to write for the theatre. He wrote some opera libretti which, set...
). He was a member of the Académie des inscriptions.