Louis-Luc Loiseau de Persuis

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. He died in Paris. • Illustration — Grave at père Lachaise Cemetery

• Title — Genre — Acts — Libretto — Premiere date — Venue • NuitLa nuit espagnole — opéra-comique — unknown — Fiev J. Fiévée — 14 June 1791 — Feydeau Théâtre Feydeau • Estelle — opéra-comique — 3 acts — Villebrune — 17 December 1793 — National Théâtre National • Phanor et Angéla — opéra-comique — 3 acts — Faur — July 1798 — Feydeau Théâtre Feydeau • LeonidasLéonidas, ou Les spartiates (with Gresnick) — opera — unknown — Pixérécourt — 15 August 1799 — Opéra, Théâtre des Arts • Fanny Morna, ou L'écossaise — drame-lyrique — 3 acts — Favieres E. Favières — 22 August 1799 — Opéra-Comique, Salle Favart I • Fruit Le fruit défendu — opera — 1 act — Gosse E. Gosse — 7 March 1800 — Opéra-Comique, Salle Favart I • Marcel, ou L'héritier supposé — opéra-comique — 1 act — Pixérécourt — 12 February 1801 — Opéra-Comique, Salle Favart I • Inaug L'inauguration du Temple de la victoire (with Le Sueur) — tragédie-lyrique — 1 act — Baour-Lormain, Gardel (choreography) — 2 January 1807 — Opéra, Théâtre des Arts • Retour Le retour d’Ulysse — ballet — 3 acts — Milon (choreography) — 24 February 1807 — Opéra, Théâtre des Arts • Triom Le triomphe de Trajan (with Le Sueur) — tragédie-lyrique — 3 acts — Esmen J. Esménard, Gardel (choreography) — 23 October 1807 — Opéra, Théâtre des Arts • Jerus La Jérusalem délivrée — tragédie-lyrique — 5 acts — Baour P.-M. Baour-Lormain after T. Tasso, Gardel (choreography) — 15 September 1812 — Opéra, Théâtre des Arts • Nina, ou La folle par amour — ballet — 2 acts — Milon (choreography) — 23 November 1813 — Opéra, Théâtre des Arts • Epreuve L’épreuve villageoise, ou André et Denise — ballet — 2 acts — Milon (choreography) — 4 April 1815 — Opéra, Théâtre des Arts • Heur L’heureux retour (with Berton and Kreutzer) — opéra-ballet — 1 act — Milon (choreography) — 25 July 1815 — Opéra, Théâtre des Arts • Carn Le carnaval de Venise, ou La constance à l'épreuve (with Kreutzer) — ballet — 2 acts — Milon (choreography) — 22 February 1816 — Opéra, Théâtre des Arts • Dieux Les dieux rivaux, ou Les fêtes de Cythère (with Berton, Kreutzer, and Spontini) — opéra-ballet — 1 act — Dieu M. Dieulafoy and C. Briffaut — 21 June 1816 — Opéra, Théâtre des Arts • Zauber Der Zauberschlaf (with A. Gyrowetz [Act 2]) — ballet — 2 acts — Aumer (choreography) — 16 January 1818 — Vienna, Hoftheater