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Louis Veron and the finances of the Academie Royale de Musique, 1827 to 1835

Louis Veron and the finances of the Academie Royale de Musique, 1827 to 1835
Louis Veron and the finances of the Academie Royale de Musique, 1827 to 1835

During the Restoration period, the Opera in Paris suffered from weak leadership, too much bureaucracy and many malpractices. The finances fell into a very poor state and the Maison du Roi was forced to make extra subsidies and loans. Nevertheless, a considerable improvement in the Opera's finances took place in 1828 and 1829 as new productions were a success, action was taken to pay outstanding debts and loans from the Maison du Roi were written-off.

The July 1830 Revolution brought a complete change in the way in which the Opera was managed. An entrepreneur, Louis Véron, was appointed to direct the Opera for six years at his own risk, peril and fortune. He made sweeping changes which reduced his costs, and staged new productions, especially Meyerbeer's Robert le Diable, which substantially raised his receipts. He did indeed make a fortune but in so doing paid too little attention to the terms and conditions of his contract. As a result, he aroused too much suspicion and resentment and fell out with the authorities. He resigned well before the end of his six-year concession.

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Drysdale, John Duncan
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Drysdale, John Duncan
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Drysdale, John Duncan (2000) Louis Veron and the finances of the Academie Royale de Musique, 1827 to 1835. University of Southampton, Doctoral Thesis.

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During the Restoration period, the Opera in Paris suffered from weak leadership, too much bureaucracy and many malpractices. The finances fell into a very poor state and the Maison du Roi was forced to make extra subsidies and loans. Nevertheless, a considerable improvement in the Opera's finances took place in 1828 and 1829 as new productions were a success, action was taken to pay outstanding debts and loans from the Maison du Roi were written-off.

The July 1830 Revolution brought a complete change in the way in which the Opera was managed. An entrepreneur, Louis Véron, was appointed to direct the Opera for six years at his own risk, peril and fortune. He made sweeping changes which reduced his costs, and staged new productions, especially Meyerbeer's Robert le Diable, which substantially raised his receipts. He did indeed make a fortune but in so doing paid too little attention to the terms and conditions of his contract. As a result, he aroused too much suspicion and resentment and fell out with the authorities. He resigned well before the end of his six-year concession.

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Published date: 2000

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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/466952
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Author: John Duncan Drysdale

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